Poll Shows Right-Wing Bloc Losing Seats, New List Enters Knesset
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
A Channel 14 poll released October 12 shows the Likud party leading with 29 seats if elections were held today. The Miluimnikim-Kalkalit list, headed by Yoaz Hendel, is projected to enter the Knesset for the first time with 4 seats. The right-wing bloc is projected to win 61 mandates, down from 63 in a previous poll. Netanyahu leads in preferred prime minister polls.
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- A Channel 14 poll shows Likud leading with 29 Knesset seats.
- The Miluimnikim-Kalkalit list, led by Yoaz Hendel, is projected to enter Knesset with 4 seats.
- The right-wing bloc is projected to win 61 mandates, down from 63.
- Netanyahu leads Aizenkot in preferred prime minister polling.
- The poll was conducted by NEXT DATA among 538 respondents.
A poll released on Monday, October 12, by Channel 14 indicates shifts in voter preferences if Knesset elections were held today. The Likud party would remain the largest faction with 29 seats, followed by Yashar with 20. Other parties projected to gain seats include Shas and Democrats with 10 each, Yahadut HaTorah and the Joint List of Arab parties with 8 each, Tzionut Datit-Zeut, Otzma Yehudit, and Behad with 7 each, Yisrael Beiteinu and Ra'am with 5 each, and the Miluimnikim-Kalkalit list with 4.
The most significant development is the Miluimnikim-Kalkalit list, headed by Yoaz Hendel, crossing the electoral threshold for the first time in a Channel 14 poll, securing 4 seats. This marks a substantial increase from five days prior, when the list garnered only 1.8% of voter support.
The poll shows the right-wing bloc securing 61 mandates, a decrease from the 63 seats it held in the previous poll. The left-wing bloc is projected to receive 46 seats, and Arab parties 13 seats.
In a question regarding preferred prime minister, Netanyahu received 53% support, followed by Aizenkot with 29%, Bennett with 11%, and Liberman with 7%. A direct comparison between Netanyahu and Aizenkot showed Netanyahu leading 52% to 48%.
The survey was conducted on October 12 by NEXT DATA, polling 538 adult respondents.
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