New Poll Shows Eisenkot's Party Leading, Netanyahu's Likud Gains
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
A new poll released by Channel 12 News shows Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar! party leading with 24 mandates, followed by Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud with 21. Naftali Bennett's Together party is in third place with 14 mandates. Prominent lists led by Ofer Winter and Yoaz Hendel failed to pass the electoral threshold. The poll indicates a strengthening of the bloc opposing Netanyahu, reaching 69 mandates.
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- Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar! party leads a new poll with 24 mandates, ahead of the Knesset elections.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party gains strength, reaching 21 mandates in the latest survey.
- Naftali Bennett's Together party shows improvement, securing 14 mandates.
- Ofer Winter's and Yoaz Hendel's parties failed to pass the electoral threshold.
- The bloc opposing Netanyahu is projected to gain two mandates, reaching 69 seats.
- Coalition parties also see a gain of two mandates, totaling 51 seats.
Eight days before the 26th Knesset elections, a new poll released by Channel 12 News indicates significant shifts in the political landscape. Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar! party has emerged as the largest party with 24 mandates, gaining one seat since the previous survey. The Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, also shows strengthening, reaching 21 mandates. Naftali Bennett's Together party is in third place, showing an increase to 14 mandates, its first gain in a considerable period.
Among other parties, Yair Golan's Democrats and the Joint List each secured 9 mandates. Shas, led by Arie Deri, Yisrael Beiteinu under Avigdor Lieberman, and Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit each received 8 mandates. United Torah Judaism, headed by Yaakov Asher, and Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism and Identity party garnered 7 mandates each. Ra'am, led by Mansour Abbas, closed the list of parties passing the electoral threshold with 5 mandates.
Notably, two prominent lists failed to cross the 3.25% electoral threshold. Ofer Winter's Amcha Israel party remained at 2.8% for the third consecutive poll, while Yoaz Hendel's Reservists-Economic party dropped to 2.1%. Benny Gantz's Blue and White party received only 1.4% before its official withdrawal announcement, and Moti Leitner's Haredi Public party garnered a mere 0.2%.
The poll's findings regarding the bloc dynamics suggest the disappearance of a "third bloc" due to Hendel-Zelicha's failure to pass the threshold. Consequently, the bloc opposing Netanyahu has strengthened by two mandates, reaching 69 mandates (55 from Zionist parties and 14 from Arab parties). The coalition parties have also gained two mandates, bringing their total to 51.
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