New Poll Shows Netanyahu's Lead Narrowing in Direct Premier Race
Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba
A new poll by NEXT DATA shows Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leading with 31 seats, but Gadi Eisenkot's party is gaining, reaching 23 seats. The right-wing bloc still holds a majority with 63 seats, down one from the previous poll. In a direct comparison for prime minister, Netanyahu leads Eisenkot 52% to 48%, a narrower margin than in overall party preference.
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- A new poll shows Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leading with 31 seats, while Gadi Eisenkot's party gains 23 seats.
- The right-wing bloc maintains a majority with 63 seats, but has lost one seat since the last poll.
- In a direct prime ministerial race, Netanyahu leads Eisenkot 52% to 48%, a significantly smaller gap.
- The poll surveyed 1,100 adult Israelis and was analyzed by Shlomo Filber.
- Several smaller parties, including Benny Gantz's Blue and White, failed to cross the electoral threshold.
A new poll conducted by NEXT DATA among 1,100 adult Israelis indicates a slight weakening of the right-wing bloc in Israel, though it still maintains a majority with 63 Knesset seats. The Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, remains the largest party with 31 seats. Gadi Eisenkot's party is gaining ground, securing 23 seats.
The poll, analyzed by Shlomo Filber, shows the right-wing bloc losing one seat compared to a previous survey, now holding 63 seats. The center-left bloc increased its support to 45 seats, while Arab parties retained 12 seats.
Within the right-wing bloc, Likud leads with 31 seats. Eisenkot's party, Yashar, is in second place, adding two seats for a total of 23. Other parties include Shas with 10 seats, Democrats with nine, and United Torah Judaism, Naftali Bennett's Unity party, and Otzma Yehudit each with eight seats.
Further down, the United List led by Ayman Odeh has seven seats. Religious Zionism and Identity under Bezalel Smotrich has six seats. Yisrael Beiteinu and Ra'am each have five seats.
Several parties failed to cross the electoral threshold, including Ofer Winter's "Ama Israel" with 2.2% support, "Economic Reservists" with 1.8%, Benny Gantz's "Blue and White" with 1.3%, and Avi Maoz's "Noam Le'Israel" with 0.9%.
When respondents were asked about their preferred prime minister candidate, Netanyahu received 52% support, Eisenkot 34%, Bennett 10%, and Lieberman 4%. However, in a direct head-to-head comparison between Netanyahu and Eisenkot, the gap significantly narrowed, with Netanyahu chosen by 52% and Eisenkot by 48% of respondents.
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