Arab Parties to Garner 15 Seats in Upcoming Israeli Elections, Poll Suggests
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
A Channel 13 poll suggests Arab parties will win 15 seats in the next Israeli elections, with the Joint List taking 9 and the United Arab List taking 6. Gadi Eisenkot leads Benjamin Netanyahu in preferred prime minister, 45% to 38%. The poll also revealed divided public opinion on forming a government with Arab party support to oust Netanyahu, with 40% in favor and 43% against. Several parties, including Blue and White, are projected to fall below the electoral threshold.
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- Arab parties are projected to win a combined 15 seats in the upcoming Israeli elections, according to a Channel 13 poll.
- The Joint List is expected to secure 9 seats, while the United Arab List is projected to win 6 seats.
- Gadi Eisenkot is the preferred prime minister candidate for 45% of respondents, ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu at 38%.
- Public opinion is split on forming a government with Arab party support to oust Netanyahu, with 40% in favor and 43% against.
- Several parties, including Blue and White, are projected to fall below the electoral threshold.
- A majority of opposition voters support a government with Arab party backing, while most coalition voters oppose it.
A Channel 13 poll released Wednesday indicates that Arab parties could secure a combined 15 seats in the upcoming Israeli Knesset elections. The Joint List, led by Yousef Jabareen, is projected to win 9 seats, while the United Arab List, headed by Mansour Abbas, is expected to gain 6 seats. If elections were held today, the Joint List would tie with the Democratic party, led by Yair Golan, and Yisrael Beiteinu, led by Avigdor Lieberman, each also projected to win 9 seats.
The poll also showed that Gadi Eisenkot's bloc would secure 50 seats, while Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc would obtain 51 seats. The "Yashar" list, led by Eisenkot, leads with 20 seats, followed by the Likud party with 18 seats, and Naftali Bennett's "Together" list with 12 seats. Other parties projected to cross the electoral threshold include "Otzma Yehudit" and "United Torah Judaism" with 8 seats each, and "Shas" with 7 seats. The "Religious Zionism" and "United Arab List" are each expected to win 6 seats.
Two smaller lists, "Our Nation Israel" led by Ofer Winter and "Reserve Soldiers-Economic" led by Yoaz Hendel and Ron Zelekha, are projected to each win 4 seats. Notably, Benny Gantz's Blue and White party and a list representing the Haredi public are projected to fall below the electoral threshold.
Regarding leadership, 45% of respondents favored Eisenkot for prime minister, compared to 38% for Netanyahu. The poll also explored public opinion on forming a government with the support or abstention of Arab parties to oust Netanyahu. Forty percent supported this option, while 43% opposed it, and 18% were undecided.
Among opposition voters, 61% supported such a coalition, versus 20% opposition. Only 6% of government coalition voters supported it, with 80% opposing. Conversely, 54% of respondents opposed forming a right-wing government reliant on Haredi parties for passing a law exempting them from military service, while 30% supported it.
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