New Poll Shows Gantz's Exit Shakes Up Knesset Race Ahead of Elections
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
A new poll released a week before elections shows Benny Gantz's departure has significantly altered the political landscape. Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar! party gained a seat to lead with 23 mandates, while Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud dropped to 19. Naftali Bennett's Together party also rose to 14 mandates. The poll indicates no clear bloc victory, with the "change bloc" at 54 mandates and Netanyahu's bloc at 48.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A new poll shows Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar! party leading with 23 mandates, one week before elections.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party dropped to 19 mandates in the latest survey.
- Benny Gantz's exit from the government has led to significant shifts in the political map.
- Naftali Bennett's Together party gained a seat, reaching 14 mandates.
- The poll indicates no clear victory for either the "change bloc" (54 mandates) or Netanyahu's bloc (48 mandates).
A new poll released Tuesday, one week before elections, indicates significant shifts in the Knesset's political map following Benny Gantz's departure from the government. The Yishar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, has gained one seat, widening its lead over the Likud party, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, which has dropped one seat to below 20 mandates. Naftali Bennett's Together party also saw a gain of one seat, reaching 14 mandates.
The poll suggests that the parties currently considered swing votes are moving towards the electoral threshold. Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zehlikha's party, the Reservists and Economic party, has crossed the threshold and secured four mandates, while Ofer Winter's Am Israel party remains below it with only 2.9% of the vote.
According to the survey, the Yishar! party is projected to receive 23 mandates, while the Likud would get 19. The Together party is expected to win 14 mandates, and the Democrats party, led by Yair Golan, is projected at 9 mandates. Both Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu and Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit are polling at 8 mandates each, as are Aryeh Deri's Shas party and the Joint List.
United Torah Judaism, led by Yaakov Asher, is expected to receive 7 mandates. Mansour Abbas's Ra'am party and the parties of Bezalel Smotrich and Moshe Feiglin (Religious Zionism and Identity) are each polling at 6 mandates. The Reservists and Economic party is projected to win 4 mandates.
The projected distribution of mandates does not grant a clear victory to either bloc. The "change bloc" is estimated to receive 54 mandates, while the bloc supporting Netanyahu is projected to win only 48. Arab parties collectively are expected to secure 14 mandates, with the Hendel-Zehlikha party not aligning with either bloc.
Mentioned
