New Poll Shows Eisenkot's Party Leading, No Bloc With Majority
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
A new poll released Thursday shows Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party leading with 26 seats, making it the largest party ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections. Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party follows with 20 seats, and Naftali Bennett's "Achdut" party with 11. However, no political bloc is projected to secure the 61 seats required for a majority government, indicating a tight race.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party surges to 26 seats in a new poll, becoming the largest party.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party receives 20 seats, and Naftali Bennett's "Achdut" party gets 11 seats.
- No political bloc is projected to achieve the 61-seat majority needed to form a government.
- Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu is projected to win 9 seats, with several parties receiving 8 seats.
- Ofer Winter's "Am Yisrael" party and Blue and White fail to pass the electoral threshold.
- The poll indicates a close election with no clear majority for either bloc.
A new poll released Thursday, less than two weeks before the Knesset elections, indicates a significant lead for Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party, which surges to 26 seats, becoming the largest party. The Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, receives only 20 seats, while Naftali Bennett's "Achdut" party garners 11 seats.
Despite Eisenkot's advantage, neither bloc is projected to achieve the 61-seat majority needed to form a government. Yisrael Beiteinu, headed by Avigdor Lieberman, is predicted to win 9 seats. The Joint List, Shas, Democrats, and United Torah Judaism each receive 8 seats. Otzma Yehudit, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, is projected at 7 seats, Religious Zionism at 6, and Ra'am at 5.
In terms of bloc calculations, the current coalition parties collectively reach only 49 seats. Opposition parties, excluding Arab parties, total 58 seats. Among smaller parties, the reservists' list of Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zehlikha passes the electoral threshold with 4 seats.
Conversely, Ofer Winter's "Am Yisrael" party remains outside the Knesset with 2.8% of the vote, and Blue and White collapses to just 1.2%. The poll results point to a close election in terms of bloc strength, with neither side currently holding the necessary majority to establish a government.
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