Polls Show Significant Drop in Right-Wing Bloc Strength
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Two recent Israeli political polls show differing results, with one favoring Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar! party and another placing Likud ahead. Both surveys indicate a significant drop in the right-wing bloc's strength, now at 61 mandates. The polls also reveal shifts in individual party standings and voter preferences for leadership roles. Netanyahu's approval rating for Prime Minister increased, while Eisenkot's decreased.
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- Two polls show differing results for Israeli parties, with Yishar! and Likud vying for the lead.
- The right-wing bloc's strength has fallen to 61 mandates in recent surveys.
- Naftali Bennett's Bayad party is projected to receive 13 mandates in one poll.
- Netanyahu's approval rating as Prime Minister rose to 53% in one survey.
- Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar! party dropped to 20 mandates in a Channel 14 poll.
Two recent Israeli political polls present differing views on the country's political landscape. A Channel 12 poll indicates the Yishar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, would lead with 23 mandates, surpassing the Likud party's 20. Conversely, a Channel 14 poll places Likud at the forefront with 29 mandates. Both polls show a decline in the right-wing bloc's strength, now at 61 mandates compared to previous surveys showing 64.
The Channel 12 poll also shows Naftali Bennett's Bayad party securing 13 mandates. Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu and Yair Golan's Democrats each receive nine mandates. The Joint List, Shas, and Otzma Yehudit are projected to get eight mandates each, Yahadut HaTorah seven, and Religious Zionism six. Ra'am receives five mandates, while the Reservists and HaKalkalit parties garner four each.
In the Channel 14 poll, conducted on October 12, Likud weakened by two mandates from its previous survey, standing at 29, while Eisenkot's Yishar! dropped three mandates to 20. Bennett's Bayad party lost a mandate, receiving seven. The right-wing bloc in this poll fell by two mandates to 61, the left bloc rose to 46, and Arab parties reached 13 mandates.
Shas maintained ten mandates in the Channel 14 poll, and the Democrats rose to ten. The Joint List strengthened to eight mandates, as did Yahadut HaTorah. Otzma Yehudit received seven mandates, the same as Religious Zionism and Zehut, which gained a mandate. Yisrael Beiteinu and Ra'am each received five mandates. The Reservists and HaKalkalit parties obtained four mandates, crossing the electoral threshold for the first time in recent polls.
Regarding leadership suitability, Netanyahu's approval rating increased by one percent to 53%, while Eisenkot dropped from five percent to 29%. Bennett received 11%, and Lieberman rose to 7%. In a direct head-to-head comparison, Netanyahu garnered 52% of the vote compared to Eisenkot's 48%.
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