Poll Shows Eisenkot Bloc Ahead of Netanyahu, Winter Party Misses Knesset Threshold
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
A Kan 11 poll conducted by KANTAR shows Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party leading with 23 seats, ahead of Likud's 21, if elections were held now. Ofer Winter's party and Benny Gantz's Blue and White would not pass the electoral threshold. Eisenkot also leads Benjamin Netanyahu in preferred prime minister polling. The poll highlights economic concerns and voter uncertainty ahead of the elections.
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- Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party leads in a new poll with 23 projected Knesset seats.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is projected to win 21 seats in the same poll.
- Ofer Winter's party and Benny Gantz's Blue and White fail to cross the electoral threshold.
- Gadi Eisenkot is preferred over Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister by 43% to 35%.
- Economy and cost of living are the top campaign issues for 34% of respondents.
A poll released by Kan 11 on October 18, conducted by KANTAR, indicates that if the 26th Knesset elections were held today, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party would emerge as the largest faction with 23 seats. Likud would secure 21 seats, and Naftali Bennett's Bayahad bloc would receive 12.
Other parties projected to enter the Knesset include Democrats with 9 seats, Otzma Yehudit, Shas, Yisrael Beiteinu, and the Joint List with 8 seats each. The Tzionut Datit-Zeut bloc and Yahadut HaTorah would each get 7 seats, Ra'am 5, and Miluimnikim-Kalkalit 4 seats. Notably, Ofer Winter's Amcha Yisrael party, with 3.1% of the vote, and Benny Gantz's Blue and White party would fail to cross the electoral threshold.
The poll also showed Eisenkot leading Benjamin Netanyahu in preferred prime minister, with 43% of respondents favoring Eisenkot compared to 35% for Netanyahu. This represents an increase for Eisenkot from the previous week. In a head-to-head against Bennett, Eisenkot also held an advantage, though a significant portion of respondents expressed a desire for neither to lead.
With approximately 30% of voters undecided and 26% considering abstention, the upcoming elections face considerable uncertainty. The primary campaign issues identified by respondents are the economy and cost of living (34%), followed closely by security (32%). Voters for coalition parties prioritized security, while opposition voters focused on economic concerns.
Should no bloc achieve a majority, 33% of respondents would prefer a national unity government, 27% a repeat election, and 20% a minority government.
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