New Poll Shows Yashar Leading, Likud Weakening Ahead of Election
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
A Channel 12 News poll released on Monday shows Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party as the largest with 23 seats, while Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party weakens to 20 seats, two weeks before the 26th Knesset elections. The poll also indicates that Eisenkot is widening his lead over Netanyahu in suitability for prime minister. Several parties, including Ofer Winter's Am Israel, remain below the electoral threshold.
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- Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, is projected to be the largest party with 23 seats in a new Channel 12 poll.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is forecast to weaken to 20 seats in the same poll.
- Gadi Eisenkot has increased his lead over Benjamin Netanyahu in suitability for prime minister.
- Naftali Bennett's party is projected to maintain its strength with 13 seats.
- Ofer Winter's Am Israel party remains below the electoral threshold for the second consecutive poll.
- The bloc opposing Netanyahu is projected to hold 67 seats.
A new poll released by Channel 12 News indicates that if elections were held today, the Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, would emerge as the largest party with 23 Knesset seats. This result mirrors the previous poll.
The Likud party, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, is projected to weaken, securing 20 seats. Naftali Bennett's Telem party is expected to maintain its strength with 13 seats. The Democrats, led by Yair Golan, and Yisrael Beiteinu, led by Avigdor Lieberman, are both polling at 9 seats.
The Joint List, under Yosef Jabbareen, is forecast to receive 8 seats. Shas, led by Aryeh Deri, shows an increase for the first time since August, also polling at 8 seats. Otzma Yehudit, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, is also strengthening and is projected to win 8 seats, while Yahadut HaTorah, led by Yaakov Asher, is weakening to 7 seats.
The Religious Zionism and Identity list, headed by Bezalel Smotrich, is expected to hold steady with 6 seats. Ra'am, led by Mansour Abbas, is also maintaining its strength with 5 seats. The Reservists and New Economy list, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, is projected to secure 4 seats.
Notably, the Am Israel party, led by Ofer Winter, remains below the electoral threshold for the second consecutive poll, receiving 1.8% of the vote. Other parties failing to cross the threshold include Blue and White (0.9%), Noam (0.5%), and the Haredi Public party (0.1%).
Regarding the potential coalition blocs, the bloc opposing Netanyahu is projected to hold 67 seats, comprising 54 seats from Zionist parties and 13 from Arab parties. The pro-Netanyahu coalition bloc is expected to have 49 seats, with the "third bloc" of Hendel and Zelekha holding 4 seats.
In terms of suitability for prime minister, Eisenkot has widened his lead over Netanyahu, with 45% of respondents favoring Eisenkot compared to Netanyahu's 35%. Bennett also shows a slight lead over Netanyahu, with 37% supporting Bennett for prime minister versus 36% for Netanyahu. Netanyahu maintains a lead over Lieberman, with 35% supporting Netanyahu compared to Lieberman's 27%.
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