Poll Shows Opposition Bloc Leading Government by One Seat
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
A Kan News poll shows the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot ahead of the government coalition by 52 seats to 51. The Likud and Yashar! parties gained seats, while several smaller parties failed to pass the electoral threshold. Gadi Eisenkot leads Benjamin Netanyahu in suitability for prime minister, but Netanyahu leads Naftali Bennett. The economy is the top concern for opposition voters, while security is paramount for coalition voters.
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- Opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot has 52 seats, government coalition has 51 in new poll.
- Gadi Eisenkot leads Benjamin Netanyahu in suitability for prime minister, 43% to 35%.
- Likud gained one seat to 21, Yashar! gained one seat to 23 in the poll.
- Several parties, including Beni Gantz's Blue and White, failed to pass the electoral threshold.
- Economy is the top concern for opposition voters, security for coalition voters.
- 26% of respondents are considering abstaining from voting in the upcoming election.
A new poll released by Kan News indicates that the opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, has regained a narrow lead over the current government coalition, securing 52 seats compared to the coalition's 51. This marks a shift from the previous week's poll, which showed the coalition ahead with 53 seats and the opposition with 50.
Within the opposition bloc, the Likud party gained one seat to 21, and the Yashar! party also rose by one seat to 23. The Democrats party reached a new high since September, gaining one seat to nine. Naftali Bennett's Bayit Yehudi party remained unchanged with 12 seats. The Military Reservists and Economic Party, headed by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelicha, held steady at four seats.
The Religious Zionism and Zehut list increased to seven seats from five, while Otzma Yehudit dropped one seat to eight. Yahadut HaTorah fell to seven seats from eight, and Shas gained one seat to eight. The Hadash-Ta'al and Balad list maintained eight seats, as did Yisrael Beiteinu. Ra'am remained at five seats.
Several parties failed to pass the electoral threshold, including Beni Gantz's Blue and White party, Moty Leitner's Haredi Public party and Eliyahu Boymrin's Tzeva Shachor Magen Olam Ha'tora. Ofer Winter's Am Israel party fell below the threshold with only 3.1% of the vote, following the departure of David Ben Zion, who cited pressure as the reason for his resignation.
In a head-to-head comparison for prime minister, Gadi Eisenkot leads Benjamin Netanyahu 43% to 35%. Netanyahu, however, leads Naftali Bennett 38% to 34%. When compared directly, 32% found Eisenkot more suitable for prime minister, 22% chose Bennett, and 46% felt neither was appropriate.
Thirty percent of respondents are undecided about their vote, with 14% of those intending to vote for coalition parties and 26% of those intending to vote for the opposition still undecided. Additionally, 26% of those polled are considering abstaining from voting altogether. The economy and cost of living are the top concerns for opposition voters (41%), while coalition voters prioritize security (45%). Constitutional and legal issues, including the judicial reform, are important to 22% of coalition voters compared to 12% of opposition voters. Thirty-nine percent of respondents stated that nothing would change their vote, while 19% cited security situation changes and an equal percentage cited changes in the cost of living as potential influences.
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