New Poll Shows Yishar! Party Leading, Netanyahu at New Low
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
A new poll by Maagar Mochot shows Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar! party leading with 21 mandates, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is at 18. The coalition bloc has 52 mandates compared to the opposition's 50. The survey of over 2,000 respondents was conducted on October 13, 2026, with a 2.1% margin of error.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar! party leads a new poll with 21 mandates.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is polling at 18 mandates, a new low.
- The coalition bloc has 52 mandates, while the opposition bloc has 50.
- The poll surveyed over 2,000 respondents and has a 2.1% margin of error.
- The survey was conducted on October 13, 2026.
A new poll conducted by Maagar Mochot among over 2,000 respondents shows a tight race in Israel's political landscape. The Yishar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, is currently leading with 21 mandates, followed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party at 18 mandates. The "Beitech" party secured 13 mandates. Otzma Yehudit, headed by Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the Democrats, led by Yair Golan, each garnered 9 mandates. Further down the political spectrum, Yahadut HaTorah and the Joint List received 8 mandates each. Yisrael Beiteinu, led by Avigdor Lieberman, and Shas each obtained 7 mandates, while Religious Zionism and Identity received 6 mandates. Parties surpassing the electoral threshold include Ra'am with 5 mandates, the "Handel Halicha" alliance also with 5 mandates, and the "Am Israel" party, led by Ofer Winter, which narrowly crossed the threshold with 4 mandates.
In terms of blocs, the coalition bloc, including "Am Israel," stands at 52 mandates, narrowly ahead of the opposition bloc's 50 mandates. The poll also noted that reserve soldier parties and the economic party "Handel Halicha" together secured 5 mandates, and Arab parties collectively received 13 mandates. The survey was conducted on October 13, 2026, with a statistical margin of error of 2.1%.
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