Eisenkot Closes Gap With Netanyahu in Latest Israeli Polls
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
A new poll shows Gadi Eisenkot's Yisrael party gaining two seats to 22, closing the gap with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, which holds 29 seats. The right-wing bloc slightly weakened to 61 mandates. In a direct comparison, Eisenkot has narrowed the lead over Netanyahu to just two percentage points in the prime ministerial suitability question. The survey was conducted by NEXT DATA with 559 respondents.
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- Gadi Eisenkot's Yisrael party gained two seats to 22, narrowing the gap with Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud at 29.
- The right-wing bloc in the poll fell to 61 mandates, a decrease of one seat from the previous survey.
- In a direct comparison, Benjamin Netanyahu leads Gadi Eisenkot 51% to 49% for prime minister.
- Naftali Bennett's Together party lost a mandate, falling to 10 seats in the latest poll.
- Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit also dropped one seat, now holding seven mandates.
- Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu gained a seat, reaching six mandates.
A new poll released by Channel 14 indicates a significant shift in the Israeli political landscape just nine days before the 26th Knesset elections. The Yisrael party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, has gained two seats, reaching 22 mandates, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party remains at 29. This narrows the gap between the two parties to seven mandates.
The poll also shows a slight weakening of the right-wing bloc, which now stands at 61 mandates, down one from the previous survey. Naftali Bennett's Together party lost a mandate, falling to 10 seats, and Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit also dropped one seat to seven. Conversely, Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu gained a seat, reaching six, and the Ra'am party also increased to six mandates.
In a direct comparison for the role of Prime Minister, the gap between Netanyahu and Eisenkot has dramatically narrowed. While Netanyahu still leads with 52% of the vote, Eisenkot has gained a percentage point, now standing at 33%. In a head-to-head matchup between the two, Netanyahu holds a slim 51% to Eisenkot's 49%, a two-point decrease from the previous poll's 52%-48% split.
Several smaller parties remain below the electoral threshold. The Reservists-Economic party has fallen to 2.4%, and Ofer Winter's Am Israel party also stands at 2.4%. Benny Gantz's Blue and White party has decreased to 0.9%. The survey was conducted by NEXT DATA with 559 adult respondents and analyzed by Shlomo Filber.
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