Netanyahu Bloc Weakens in New Israeli Poll, Falls to 51 Seats
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
A Channel 13 poll released Wednesday shows the bloc supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would win 51 seats if elections were held today, down four seats from last week. The opposing bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot would receive 50 seats, with a majority against Netanyahu totaling 69 seats. Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" and the "Reservists and Economic" party each received four seats, while Benny Gantz's Blue and White failed to pass the electoral threshold. The poll surveyed 1,018 people with a 3.1% margin of error.
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- Netanyahu's bloc would win 51 seats in a new poll, down four seats from last week.
- Gadi Eisenkot's bloc would receive 50 seats, with a majority against Netanyahu at 69 seats.
- Yisrael Beiteinu maintains 20 seats, while the Likud party drops to 18 seats.
- Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" and the "Reservists and Economic" party each get four seats.
- Benny Gantz's Blue and White party fails to pass the electoral threshold.
- The poll surveyed 1,018 people with a 3.1% margin of error.
A new poll from Channel 13 predicts that if elections were held today, the bloc of parties supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would secure 51 seats, a decrease of four seats from the previous week's poll. The bloc of parties supporting Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, would receive 50 seats, the same as in the prior survey. The poll indicates a significant majority of 69 seats for those opposing Netanyahu, consistent with recent surveys. However, a boycott by some parties within the Eisenkot bloc against Arab parties limits their combined strength to under 60 seats.
Individually, Yisrael Beiteinu is projected to maintain its strength with 20 seats. The Likud party, led by Netanyahu, is shown to have weakened by two seats to 18. "Yachad" holds steady with 12 seats, while "HaDemocratim" drops one seat to nine. The Joint List also holds its ground with nine seats, and Yisrael Beiteinu gains one seat to also reach nine.
Other parties' projections include Yahadut HaTorah and Otzma Yehudit each with eight seats. Shas is expected to receive seven seats, the same as last week. Ra'am maintains six seats, and Religious Zionism loses one seat to also finish with six.
The poll also shows Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" and the "Reservists and Economic" party each garnering four seats. Notably, Benny Gantz's Blue and White party fails to pass the electoral threshold, receiving 1.2% of the vote, a slight increase from 0.8% in the previous poll. The ultra-Orthodox public also falls short of the threshold with 1.1% of the vote.
The survey was conducted on Wednesday by "HaMadad" in collaboration with Stat-Net, HaMidgam Project, and Ascary. It included responses from 1,018 individuals, with a margin of error of 3.1%.
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