Bennett's Party Surges to 11 Seats in Latest Knesset Poll
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
A poll released 13 days before the Knesset elections shows Naftali Bennett's party rising to 11 projected seats, up from 7. Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud leads with 29 seats, and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar follows with 20. The right-wing bloc is projected to win 62 seats overall. The survey of 568 adults also indicated Netanyahu as the preferred prime minister.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Naftali Bennett's party has surged to 11 projected Knesset seats with 13 days until the election.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leads the poll with 29 projected seats.
- Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party is projected to win 20 seats in the upcoming election.
- The right-wing bloc is forecast to secure 62 seats in the Knesset.
- Benjamin Netanyahu is the preferred prime minister among 52% of poll respondents.
With 13 days remaining until the Knesset elections, Naftali Bennett's party has seen a significant boost in support, increasing its projected number of seats from 7 to 11. This finding comes from a poll conducted by NEXT DATA for Channel 14 on October 14.
The Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to hold the leading position with an estimated 29 seats. Gadi Eisenkot's party, Yashar, is projected to secure 20 seats. The Democrats are expected to win 8 seats, a decrease of two from the previous poll, while Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit and the United List are both forecast to receive 8 and 9 seats, respectively.
Other parties' projections include Shas with 10 seats, United Torah Judaism with 8, and Religious Zionism combined with Zehut at 7 seats. Israel Beiteinu and Ra'am are each expected to gain 5 seats. A party of "reserve economists" failed to cross the electoral threshold with 3.1% of the vote.
According to the poll, the right-wing bloc is projected to win 62 seats, the left-wing parties 44 seats, and Arab parties 14 seats. In a separate question regarding preferred prime minister, Netanyahu received 52% support, followed by Eisenkot with 32%, Bennett with 11%, and Avigdor Lieberman with 5%. When directly compared, Netanyahu led Eisenkot 52% to 48%.
The survey included 568 adult residents of Israel.
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