Poll Shows Netanyahu Bloc Ahead of Eisenkot Bloc by 3 Seats
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
A new Israeli poll shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leading opposition Zionist parties by 53 seats to 50, with Netanyahu's Likud party projected to win 20 seats and Gadi Eisenkot's Yachad party 22. Eisenkot is also favored over Netanyahu for Prime Minister by 43% to 38%. The poll indicates 30% of voters are still undecided, and 26% plan to switch their vote from the last election.
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- Netanyahu's bloc leads opposition Zionist parties 53-50 seats in a new Israeli poll.
- Gadi Eisenkot's Yachad party is projected to win 22 seats, two more than Netanyahu's Likud.
- Gadi Eisenkot is favored over Benjamin Netanyahu for Prime Minister, 43% to 38%.
- The joint Arab list is projected to receive 8 seats, and the United Arab List 5 seats.
- 30% of poll respondents remain undecided on their vote.
- 26% of participants plan to vote for a different party than in the previous election.
A new public opinion poll in Israel indicates that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc holds a slight lead over the opposition Zionist parties, projecting 53 seats for Netanyahu's camp compared to 50 for the opposition. The poll, published by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan 11) on Sunday, also showed the joint Arab list securing 8 seats and the United Arab List receiving 5 seats.
Despite the bloc lead, the poll suggests that Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yachad party and former IDF Chief of Staff, is still preferred over Netanyahu for the role of Prime Minister. Eisenkot's party, Yachad, is projected to win 22 seats, two more than Netanyahu's Likud party, which is expected to get 20 seats. Naftali Bennett's alliance, "B'Yachad," which includes opposition leader Yair Lapid, is predicted to gain 12 seats.
The poll detailed seat allocations for various parties: Yachad at 22, Likud at 20, B'Yachad at 12, Oztma Yehudit at 9, Democrats (Labor-Meretz alliance) at 8, the Joint List at 8, United Torah Judaism at 8, Yisrael Beiteinu at 8, Shas at 7, the United Arab List at 5, Religious Zionism at 6, the Huldai-Zahavi alliance at 4, and Amcha Israel at 4.
Regarding the preferred candidate for Prime Minister, Eisenkot garnered 43% support, ahead of Netanyahu's 38%. In a separate comparison, Netanyahu received 40% support against Bennett's 36%. Among opposition voters specifically, Eisenkot led Bennett 58% to 29%.
Furthermore, 30% of respondents stated they had not yet decided how they would vote. Among those intending to vote for the current government coalition, 24% were undecided, while 20% of those planning to vote for the Zionist opposition remained undecided. Notably, 26% indicated they would vote for a party different from their previous election choice.
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