Poll Shows Widening Gap Between Gantz's Party and Netanyahu After Gantz Exits
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
A new poll shows Gadi Eisenkot's party gaining seats and Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud losing them, widening the gap between the two leading parties to four mandates. Following Benny Gantz's exit, Naftali Bennett's party also saw an increase, while several opposition and coalition parties experienced shifts. The poll indicates neither the Netanyahu bloc nor the opposition bloc has a clear majority to form a government, with Arab parties and the "Reservists and Economic" list holding key numbers.
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- Gadi Eisenkot's party gained a seat to 23 mandates, while Netanyahu's Likud dropped to 19 mandates.
- The gap between Eisenkot's party and Likud widened to four mandates after Benny Gantz's withdrawal.
- Naftali Bennett's party rose to 14 mandates, securing third place in the poll.
- No political bloc has a clear majority to form a government, according to the poll.
- Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party failed to cross the electoral threshold.
- Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha's "Reservists and Economic" list secured four mandates.
A new poll conducted by Lazar Research and published on Tuesday shows significant shifts in the Israeli political landscape following Benny Gantz's withdrawal from the upcoming Knesset elections. Gadi Eisenkot's party, Yish! , gained one seat to reach 23 mandates, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party lost one seat, dropping to 19 mandates. This expands the gap between the two leading parties to four mandates, compared to two in the previous poll on October 12.
Naftali Bennett's party, Together, also saw an increase, gaining one mandate to reach 14 and maintaining its third position. Among opposition parties, Yair Golan's Democrats weakened to nine mandates, and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu dropped to eight mandates.
Coalition parties experienced mixed results. Shas strengthened to eight mandates, while United Torah Judaism weakened to seven. Otzma Yehudit, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, remained stable with eight mandates, and the Religious Zionism-Identity list, headed by Bezalel Smotrich and Moshe Feiglin, secured six mandates.
Arab parties showed gains, with Mansour Abbas and Yoav Segalovich's Ra'am rising to six mandates. The Joint List maintained its strength with eight mandates, bringing the total for Arab parties to 14.
Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party continues to struggle to cross the electoral threshold, polling at only 2.9%. In contrast, Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha's "Reservists and Economic" list successfully passed the threshold, maintaining four mandates.
The poll indicates that neither the Netanyahu bloc nor the opposition bloc has a clear majority to form a government alone. Netanyahu's bloc fell to 48 mandates from 49, while the opposition remained at 54. With the Reservists and Economic list holding four mandates and Arab parties holding 14, no bloc appears poised to form a government independently.
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