Poll Shows Arab Parties Garnering 13 Seats, Eisenkot Leads With 23
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
An Israeli Channel 1 poll projects Arab parties winning 13 Knesset seats, with the Joint List taking 8 and the United Arab List 5. Gadi Eisenkot's Yishai! party leads with 23 seats, surpassing Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud with 21. The survey, conducted by Kantar Institute, shows Eisenkot's bloc with 52 seats versus Netanyahu's 51. These are preliminary estimates ahead of the October 2026 elections.
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- A Channel 1 poll shows Arab parties winning 13 Knesset seats in the upcoming elections.
- Gadi Eisenkot's Yishai! party leads the poll with 23 seats, ahead of Likud's 21.
- The Joint List is projected to win 8 seats, and the United Arab List 5 seats.
- Eisenkot's bloc is projected to have 52 seats, while Netanyahu's bloc has 51.
- The poll was conducted by Kantar Institute with 554 respondents.
- The election is scheduled for October 27, 2026.
A new opinion poll released by Israel's Channel 1 on Sunday indicates that Arab parties could secure 13 seats in the upcoming Knesset elections. The Joint List is projected to win 8 seats, while the United Arab List is expected to gain 5.
The survey, conducted by the Kantar Institute with 554 respondents, placed the Yishai! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, at the forefront with 23 seats. This positions Eisenkot's party ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, which garnered 21 seats in the poll.
Other parties' projected seat counts include Yahad with 12 seats and the Democrats with 9. Otzma Yehudit, Yisrael Beiteinu, and Shas, along with the Joint List, are each predicted to win 8 seats. The Religious Zionism and United Torah Judaism parties are each projected to receive 7 seats, while the United Arab List is expected to secure 5. The Hendl-Zalicha alliance is forecast to win 4 seats.
Analyzing blocs, the poll suggests Eisenkot's bloc would achieve 52 seats, compared to Netanyahu's bloc with 51 seats. The combined total for Arab parties stands at 13 seats, with the Hendl-Zalicha alliance taking 4.
These results are considered estimates reflecting voter sentiment at the time of the survey and do not represent the final election outcome. Political dynamics may shift as the election date, scheduled for October 27, 2026, approaches.
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