New Poll Shows Coalition's Support Plummeting, Opposition Gaining
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
A new Kan News poll shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition bloc has fallen to 51 seats, while opposition parties now hold a combined 52 seats. Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party rose to 23 seats, and the Likud party increased to 21 seats. Several parties, including Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" and Benny Gantz's Blue and White, failed to cross the electoral threshold.
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- Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition bloc dropped to 51 seats in a new Kan News poll.
- Opposition and center-left parties collectively hold 52 seats, surpassing the coalition.
- Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party surged to 23 seats, while the Likud party rose to 21 seats.
- The "Democrats" party reached a new high of 9 seats.
- Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" party fell below the electoral threshold.
- Benny Gantz's Blue and White party also failed to cross the electoral threshold.
A new poll released by Kan News indicates a significant decline in support for the current coalition government, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc dropping to 51 seats, down from 53 last week. In contrast, opposition and center-left parties collectively hold 52 seats, while Arab parties secure 8.
The "Yashar!" party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, gained one seat to reach 23, and the Likud party also rose to 21 seats. The "Democrats" party saw its strongest performance since September, reaching 9 seats, while Naftali Bennett's "Achva" party maintained its 12 seats.
On the right, "Religious Zionism and Identity" jumped to 7 seats from 5, while "Otzma Yehudit" fell to 8 seats. In the Haredi sector, Shas increased to 8 seats, and United Torah Judaism dropped to 7.
Other parties remained stable: Yisrael Beiteinu and the Arab parties (Hadash-Ta'al-Balad) each hold 8 seats, Ra'am has 5, and the "Reservists and the Economic Party," led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, holds 4 seats.
The poll also delivered bad news for Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" party, which fell below the electoral threshold to 3.1% following the resignation of a local official under pressure. Other parties failing to cross the threshold include Benny Gantz's Blue and White, "The Haredi Public," "AHI," and "Black Flag World of Torah Defense."
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