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Poll Shows Eisenkot Bloc Leading, Netanyahu Bloc Lagging
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A Channel 12 News poll shows a bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot with 54 seats, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has 49 seats. Parties opposing Netanyahu would hold 67 seats, but cooperation issues with Arab parties could prevent a majority. Ex-general Ofer Winter's party failed to cross the electoral threshold, polling at 1.8 percent. The poll was conducted by the Midgam Institute among 509 respondents.
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- A Channel 12 News poll shows Gadi Eisenkot's bloc leading with 54 seats, ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc with 49.
- Parties opposing Netanyahu would hold a combined 67 seats, but potential coalition issues exist.
- Ex-general Yisrael party failed to cross the electoral threshold for the second time.
- Eisenkot's Yashar party is the largest single party with 23 seats, followed by Likud with 20.
- The poll surveyed 509 respondents and has a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.
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