Likud Leads Latest Israeli Election Polls Ahead of October 27 Vote
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
The Likud party leads in the latest Israeli election poll with 25 projected seats, followed by Yashar with 21. The survey, conducted by Direct Polls for i24NEWS on October 18, 2026, shows a divided Knesset with several parties below the electoral threshold. The elections are scheduled for October 27. The poll involved 525 respondents and has a margin of error of ±4.2%.
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- Likud leads latest Israeli election poll with 25 projected seats.
- Yashar follows in the poll with 21 projected seats.
- The survey was conducted by Direct Polls for i24NEWS on October 18, 2026.
- The upcoming Israeli legislative elections are scheduled for October 27.
- The poll indicates a fragmented Knesset with several parties below the threshold.
- The margin of error for the poll is ±4.2%.
The Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently in the lead for the upcoming Israeli legislative elections scheduled for October 27, according to the latest poll by Direct Polls for i24NEWS. The party is projected to win 25 seats.
Yashar, the party of Gadi Eisenkot, follows with 21 projected seats. Beyachad is in third place with 13 seats, while Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party is expected to secure 10 seats. The Democrats are projected to get nine seats.
The poll indicates a fragmented Knesset, with several parties falling below the electoral threshold. Yahadout HaTorah, the Unified Arab List, and Shas are each expected to win eight seats. Avigdor Liberman's Israel Beiteinou party is tied with six seats, as is the bloc of Religious Zionism and Zehut, and Ra'am, the Arab party led by Mansour Abbas.
Several smaller parties are shown to be below the electoral threshold. Amkha Israel received 2.9% of voter intentions, and a party of reservists allied with an economic formation garnered 2.4%. Other lists, including Blue White and Noam, are polling around 1% each.
The survey was conducted on October 18, 2026, by Direct Polls, interviewing 525 adult Israelis. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.2 points with a 95% confidence level.
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