New Poll Shows Eisenkot Surge, Netanyahu Bloc Shrinks
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
A new Israeli Knesset election poll shows Gadi Eisenkot's "Yesh Israel" party surging to 26 seats, while Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc drops to 49. The "Achva" party falls to 11 seats and "Yisrael Beiteinu" to 9. The "Reservists-Economic" party crosses the threshold with 4 seats, potentially boosting the opposition bloc to 58 seats.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Gadi Eisenkot's "Yesh Israel" party leads with 26 seats in a new Knesset election poll.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition bloc has fallen to 49 seats, according to the poll.
- Naftali Bennett's "Achva" party dropped to 11 seats, and "Yisrael Beiteinu" to 9.
- Ofer Vinter's "Amcha Israel" party failed to cross the electoral threshold.
- The "Reservists-Economic" party secured 4 seats, potentially joining the opposition bloc.
A new poll released less than two weeks before the Knesset elections indicates significant shifts in the political landscape. The "Yesh Israel" party, led by former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, has reached a record high of 26 seats, an increase of two seats from the previous week.
However, this surge appears to be at the expense of its "Change Bloc" partners. Naftali Bennett's "Achva" party drops to 11 seats, and Avigdor Lieberman's "Yisrael Beiteinu" weakens to 9 seats. Yair Golan's "Democrats" party remains stable with 8 seats.
In contrast, the coalition bloc led by Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen to just 49 seats. This decline is partly due to the "Amcha Israel" party, led by Ofer Vinter, failing to cross the electoral threshold in this poll. Within Netanyahu's bloc, the Likud party garnered 20 seats, Shas 8, United Torah Judaism 8, Otzma Yehudit 7, and Religious Zionism 6.
The opposition bloc is currently at 54 seats, with Arab parties holding 13 seats (the Joint List with 8 and Ra'am with 5). The "Reservists-Economic" party, co-led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, has crossed the electoral threshold with 4 seats. If this party joins the "Change Bloc," their total would rise to 58 seats.
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