Poll Shows Majority Want Ofer Winter to Quit Knesset Race After Ally Departs
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
A Channel 14 poll shows 48% of Israelis believe Ofer Winter, chairman of the Am Israel party, should withdraw from the Knesset race following Dovidian Ben Zion's departure. The party's support has also dropped to 2.7%, below the electoral threshold. Winter, however, has vowed to continue the campaign.
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- 48% of respondents believe Ofer Winter should withdraw from the Knesset race.
- 26% of respondents believe Ofer Winter should not withdraw from the race.
- The Am Israel party's support has fallen to 2.7%, below the electoral threshold.
- Dovidian Ben Zion recently withdrew from the Am Israel party's list.
- Ofer Winter stated the party will continue running until the end.
A new poll by Channel 14 indicates that 48% of respondents believe Ofer Winter, chairman of the Am Israel party, should withdraw from the Knesset race. This sentiment follows the recent departure of Dovidian Ben Zion from the party's list.
Conversely, 26% of those surveyed feel Winter should continue his candidacy, while another 26% expressed no opinion on the matter. The survey was conducted by NEXT DATA and included 568 adults.
The poll also reveals a decline in support for the Am Israel party, which currently stands at 2.7% of the vote, falling below the electoral threshold. This is a slight decrease from its previous standing of 2.9% in an earlier poll.
Despite the challenges and the departure of Ben Zion, Winter has stated his intention to continue the campaign, saying, "We will not surrender, we are running until the end."
