Poll Shows Bennett's Party Third, Arab Lists Gain Ahead of Election
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
A "Zman Israel" poll shows Naftali Bennett's "Together" list in third place with 13 seats, while Arab parties, including the Joint List with 9 seats, show increased support. The poll, conducted October 7-8 among 500 respondents, reveals a tight race between political blocs ahead of the October 27 elections. Netanyahu's bloc received 51 seats, the change bloc 55, and Arab parties 14 seats, with several lists hovering near the electoral threshold.
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- Naftali Bennett's "Together" list is projected to win 13 seats in a new poll.
- Arab parties, including the Joint List, show increased support, gaining 14 seats combined.
- Netanyahu's bloc secured 51 seats, while the opposing "change bloc" has 55 seats.
- Several parties are close to the electoral threshold, potentially impacting coalition formation.
- The poll was conducted October 7-8 among 500 Jewish and Arab respondents.
A new poll published by "Zman Israel" newspaper on Thursday indicates that Naftali Bennett's "Together" list would secure 13 seats in the upcoming elections. The "Israel Beiteinu" party follows with 10 seats, and the Joint List gains 9 seats. Other parties received the following projected seat counts: Shas, Yahadut HaTorah, and the Democratic Party, each with 8 seats; Otzma Yehudit with 6 seats; Ra'am, led by Mansour Abbas, and the "Religious Zionism-Identity" list, each with 5 seats. The "Am Israel" list, headed by Ofer Winter, is projected to narrowly pass the electoral threshold with 4 seats. Lists "Reserve Soldiers-Economic," led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, and "Blue and White" fell below the threshold with 3.2% and 1.2% of the vote respectively.
In terms of political blocs, parties supporting Prime Minister Netanyahu garnered 51 seats, while the "change bloc" received 55 seats. The Arab parties, the Joint List and Ra'am, together secured 14 seats. The poll suggests a continued rise in the strength of Arab parties, with the Joint List increasing to 9 seats, following the withdrawal of Sami Abu Shehadeh from the electoral race after a Supreme Court decision regarding his candidacy.
The survey was conducted on October 7-8 among 500 Jewish and Arab respondents, with a maximum margin of error of 4.4%. These results come less than three weeks before the elections scheduled for October 27, highlighting a close race with significant competition around the electoral threshold, which could impact the formation of the next coalition government and the identity of the prime minister.
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