New Poll Shows Eisenkot's Party Surging Ahead of Netanyahu's Likud
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
A new poll released Thursday shows Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party leading with 26 seats, surpassing Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud at 20 seats, less than two weeks before elections. No political bloc is projected to secure the 61 seats needed for a majority government. The poll also indicates that Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party will not pass the electoral threshold.
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- Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party leads with 26 seats in a new poll, ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud at 20.
- No political bloc is projected to achieve the 61 seats required to form a government.
- Naftali Bennett's "Beitenu" party is projected to win 11 seats.
- Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party is expected to secure 9 seats.
- Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party is predicted to fall short of the electoral threshold.
- The poll was released on Thursday, less than two weeks before the Knesset elections.
Less than two weeks before the Knesset elections, a new poll released today indicates a significant lead for Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party, which has jumped to 26 seats, becoming the largest party. Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party received only 20 seats, while Naftali Bennett's "Beitenu" party garnered 11 seats.
Despite Eisenkot's advantage, neither bloc is projected to achieve the 61-seat majority needed to form a government. Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party is expected to win 9 seats. The Joint List, Shas, Democrats, and United Torah Judaism are each projected to receive 8 seats. Otzma Yehudit, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, is forecast to get 7 seats, Religious Zionism 6 seats, and Ra'am 5 seats.
The current coalition parties combined would reach only 49 seats, while non-Arab opposition parties would total 58 seats. Among smaller parties, Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha's reservists' list is expected to pass the electoral threshold with 4 seats. Conversely, Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party is predicted to fall short of the threshold with 2.8% of the vote, and Blue and White is collapsing to just 1.2%.
The results suggest a close election in terms of bloc strength, with neither side currently holding the necessary majority to establish a government. The poll was published on Thursday.
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