New Poll Shows Netanyahu, Declining; Bennett Gains
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Naftali Bennett's party gained two seats to 11 mandates, while Yair Golan's party rose to 10 and Itamar Ben-Gvir's party reached 9. The coalition bloc has 60 mandates, the change bloc 48, and Arab parties 12, with a minor shift between the latter two blocs.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party dropped two seats to 26 mandates in a new i24NEWS poll.
- Yair Golan's Democratic Party increased to 10 mandates, and Itamar Ben-Gvir's party reached 9.
- The coalition bloc has 60 mandates, the change bloc 48, and Arab parties 12.
- The poll was conducted by Direct Polls for i24NEWS on October 7, 2026, with a margin of error of 4.3%.
Yair Golan's Democratic Party saw a one-seat increase, now holding 10 mandates, while Itamar Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power party also gained a seat, reaching 9 mandates, likely at Likud's expense.
Other parties showed relative stability: United Torah Judaism maintained 8 mandates, Shas held 7, and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu also stayed at 7 mandates. The Joint List lost one seat, now holding 7 mandates. Religious Zionism and Identity gained one seat to 6 mandates, potentially from Likud. Ra'am remained steady with 5 mandates, and Winter's "Am Israel" party held 4 mandates.
In terms of blocs, the coalition bloc garnered 60 mandates, the change bloc secured 48 mandates, and Arab parties collectively received 12 mandates. This represents a one-mandate shift from the Arab parties to the change bloc compared to the previous week. The poll, which surveyed 518 adults on October 7, 2026, has a statistical margin of error of 4.3% at a 95% confidence level.
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