Arab Parties Garner 13 Knesset Seats, Likud Leads in New Poll
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
An i24NEWS poll by Direct Polls shows Arab parties winning 13 Knesset seats, with the Joint List taking 7 and the United Arab List taking 6. The Likud party leads with 27 seats, followed by the "Yahad" alliance with 21. The poll surveyed 1,210 people and indicated several lists failed to pass the electoral threshold.
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- Arab parties collectively win 13 Knesset seats in a new i24NEWS poll.
- The Likud party leads the poll with a projected 27 seats.
- The Joint List is expected to secure 7 seats, and the United Arab List 6 seats.
- Gadi Eisenkot's "Yahad" alliance is projected to win 21 seats.
- Naftali Bennett's "Bayit Yehudi" list is predicted to gain 13 seats.
- Several parties, including "Amcha Israel," failed to pass the electoral threshold.
A new poll conducted by Direct Polls for i24NEWS indicates a significant showing for Arab political parties in the upcoming Knesset elections, collectively securing 13 seats. The Joint List is projected to win 7 seats, while the United Arab List is expected to gain 6 seats.
In the broader political landscape, the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, emerged as the frontrunner, predicted to win 27 seats. The "Yahad" alliance, headed by Gadi Eisenkot, followed with 21 seats, and Naftali Bennett's "Bayit Yehudi" list is projected to secure 13 seats.
Other parties in the poll results include the "Democrats" alliance with 9 seats, "Otzma Yehudit" with 9 seats, and "Yahadut HaTorah" with 8 seats. Shas and Yisrael Beiteinu are each expected to win 7 seats, while the "Religious Zionism and Zehut" alliance is projected to get 6 seats.
The survey, which polled 1,210 respondents with a margin of error of ±2.8%, also showed several lists failing to pass the electoral threshold. Among those that did not pass were "Amcha Israel" with 3.1% and the "Economic Nationalists" list with 2.2%, along with other lists receiving less than 1% of the vote.
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