Poll Shows Bennett Gaining, No Bloc Has Majority
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
A Channel 13 poll released October 19 shows Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party as the largest faction with 20 seats, followed by "Likud" with 18. No bloc has a clear majority, with the opposition bloc projected at 51 seats and the coalition at 50. Eisenkot is the preferred prime minister candidate for 46% of respondents, ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu's 38%. The poll was conducted before Benny Gantz withdrew from the election race.
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- Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party would be the largest faction with 20 seats in a new election, according to a Channel 13 poll.
- The poll shows no bloc achieving a majority, with the opposition bloc at 51 seats and the current coalition at 50.
- Gadi Eisenkot is the preferred prime minister candidate for 46% of respondents, surpassing Benjamin Netanyahu at 38%.
- Naftali Bennett's "Yahad" bloc gained seats, reaching 14 in the latest poll.
- 47% of respondents distrust the government's potential decision to launch a war before elections.
- The poll was conducted before Benny Gantz announced his withdrawal from the election race.
A poll released on October 19 by Israel's Channel 13, conducted by the "Madad" research center in collaboration with "Stat-Net," "Project Midgam," and "Ascaria," indicates that if elections were held today, Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party would emerge as the largest faction with 20 Knesset seats. The "Likud" party would secure 18 seats, and Naftali Bennett's "Yahad" bloc would gain 14 seats, an increase of two from the previous week. Yair Golan's "Demokrattim" party and the "United List" are projected to receive 9 seats each. "Yisrael Beiteinu" would get 8 seats, while "Tzionut Datit," "Otzma Yehudit," "Yahadut HaTorah," and "Shas" would each receive 7 seats. "Ra'am" is expected to win 6 seats. Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" party and the "Miluimnikim-Kalkalit" list, led by Yoaz Hendel, are projected to overcome the electoral threshold, each obtaining 4 seats. Benny Gantz's "Kachol Lavan" party and "HaCharedi HaTzibur" would not pass the threshold. The opposition bloc led by Eisenkot is projected to win 51 seats, while the current coalition bloc would secure 50. Arab parties would collectively hold 15 seats. The poll also found that parties opposing Benjamin Netanyahu would collectively garner 70 mandates, compared to 50 for his supporters. When asked about the preferred candidate for prime minister, 46% of respondents chose Gadi Eisenkot, while 38% favored Benjamin Netanyahu, with 16% undecided. Regarding the desired government composition, 33% preferred a national unity government, 31% favored a government solely of right-wing parties, and 23% supported a government formed by the current opposition without the current coalition parties. If no bloc can form a government, 52% of respondents would prefer new elections, while 32% would support a national unity government with a rotation of the prime minister position between Eisenkot and Netanyahu. The poll also addressed trust in the government's decision-making regarding a potential war before the elections; 47% stated they do not trust the government and believe such a decision would be politically motivated, while 33% expressed trust, and 20% remained undecided. The survey included 1,016 respondents with a 3.1% margin of error and was conducted before Benny Gantz announced his withdrawal from the election race.
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