Two Polls Show Hendel, Zelekha Party Surpassing Threshold; Winter's Party Falls Short
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Two Israeli opinion polls released by Channel 12 and Channel 14 show the "Reservists-Economic" party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, surpassing the electoral threshold with four seats. Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party failed to cross the threshold in both surveys. The polls differ significantly on the leading parties, with Channel 14 showing Likud ahead and Channel 12 showing Gadi Eisenkot's "Yash" party in the lead. The "Reservists-Economic" party's success marks a notable development in the political landscape.
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- Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha's party is projected to enter the Knesset with four seats in two new polls.
- Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party remains below the electoral threshold in both published surveys.
- Channel 14's poll shows Likud leading with 29 seats, while Channel 12's poll places Gadi Eisenkot's "Yash" party first with 23 seats.
- The "Reservists-Economic" party's entry into the Knesset is a key finding across both surveys.
- The two polls present significantly different projections for the strength of major political parties.
Two recent polls published by Channel 12 and Channel 14 indicate that the "Reservists-Economic" party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, will surpass the electoral threshold, securing four seats in the Knesset. In contrast, the "Am Israel" party, headed by Ofer Winter, remains below the threshold in both surveys.
While both polls show Hendel and Zelekha's party entering the Knesset, they present differing pictures of the larger parties' standings. Channel 14's poll places the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, in the lead with 29 seats, a decrease of two seats from the previous poll. Gadi Eisenkot's "Yash" party is projected to receive 20 seats, down from 23. Other parties in this poll include Shas and the Democrats with ten seats each, United Torah Judaism and the Joint List with eight, Religious Zionism and Identity with seven, Otzma Yehudit with seven, and Together with seven seats. Israel Beiteinu and Ra'am are projected to receive five seats each.
In terms of blocs, Channel 14's poll suggests the right-wing bloc would have 61 seats, the center-left bloc 46, and Arab parties 13. The "Reservists-Economic" party enters the Knesset with four seats.
Channel 12's poll offers a different scenario, with Gadi Eisenkot's "Yash" party as the largest with 23 seats, while the Likud receives only 20. Naftali Bennett's "Together" party is projected at 13 seats, and both "Democrats" led by Yair Golan and Avigdor Lieberman's Israel Beiteinu are expected to get nine seats. The Joint List, Shas, and Otzma Yehudit are each projected to receive eight seats. United Torah Judaism is forecast at seven seats, and Religious Zionism and Identity at six. Ra'am is expected to get five seats, with the "Reservists-Economic" party closing the list with four seats.
Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party failed to cross the electoral threshold in both surveys. In the Channel 12 poll, Winter's party received 1.8% of the vote, marking the second consecutive survey where it fell short of the required percentage for Knesset entry.
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