New Poll Shows Likud Leading Ahead of Israeli Elections, Gap Narrows
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
A Channel 14 poll released nine days before Israeli elections shows the Likud party leading with 29 seats, while Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party gained seats to reach 22. The gap between the two parties narrowed to seven mandates. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains the preferred candidate for prime minister at 51%, slightly ahead of Eisenkot at 49%. The right-wing bloc's majority in the Knesset has slightly decreased.
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- Likud leads in a new poll with 29 seats, nine days before Israeli elections.
- Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party gained seats, reaching 22 mandates in the poll.
- The gap between Likud and Yashar parties narrowed to seven mandates.
- Benjamin Netanyahu is the preferred prime ministerial candidate at 51%, followed by Gadi Eisenkot at 49%.
- The right-wing bloc's majority in the Knesset has slightly decreased to 61 seats.
- The poll surveyed 559 adult Israeli citizens.
A new poll released by Channel 14 nine days before the 26th Knesset elections indicates significant shifts in the Israeli political landscape. The Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, has gained two seats, reaching 22 mandates. The Likud party, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, remains the largest party with 29 seats, but the gap between the two has narrowed from nine to seven mandates.
Other parties also saw changes in the poll. Naftali Bennett's party lost one seat and now holds 9 mandates. Yair Golan's Democratic party maintained 8 seats, while Shas and United Torah Judaism hold 10 and 8 seats respectively. Religious Zionism-Zehut kept 7 seats, and Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit dropped to 7 seats. Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu gained a seat for a total of 6, the United List decreased to 7 seats, and Ra'am improved to 6 mandates.
These shifts have reduced the right-wing bloc's majority in the Knesset to 61 seats, compared to 62 in the previous week's poll. The left-wing bloc strengthened to 46 seats, and Arab parties collectively hold 13 mandates.
The poll also surveyed public preference for prime minister, with Benjamin Netanyahu supported by 51% of respondents and Gadi Eisenkot by 49%. Naftali Bennett garnered 12% support, and Avigdor Lieberman received 3%.
The survey was conducted by NEXT DATA among 559 adult Israeli citizens, with data analysis performed by Shlomo Filber.
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