New Poll Shows Opposition Bloc Leading Netanyahu's Coalition Six Days Before Election
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
A Channel 13 poll released six days before elections shows the opposition bloc leading with 52 mandates versus 49 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition. Arab parties are projected to win 15 seats, and a new "reservists' party" could be a kingmaker with four mandates. Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" party fell below the electoral threshold. The "Yashar" party leads with 20 mandates, while Likud is at 19.
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- Opposition bloc leads Netanyahu's coalition 52-49 in new poll six days before elections.
- Arab parties projected to win 15 mandates, potentially influencing coalition formation.
- New "reservists' party" led by Hendel and Zelekha could be kingmaker with four mandates.
- Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" party falls below electoral threshold with 3.2% of vote.
- Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party leads individually with 20 mandates; Likud at 19.
A new poll released by Channel 13 six days before the upcoming elections indicates that the opposition bloc is projected to win 52 seats, while the coalition bloc led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to secure 49 seats. The survey also shows Arab parties collectively garnering 15 mandates. A new "reservists' party" led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha is projected to win four seats, potentially acting as a kingmaker. The "Amcha Israel" party, headed by Ofer Winter, has fallen below the electoral threshold with 3.2% of the vote, down from four mandates in the previous poll. The "Haredi Public" party also failed to cross the threshold, receiving only 1.2%. Among individual parties, "Yashar" led by Gadi Eisenkot is projected to be the largest party with 20 mandates, followed by the Likud, which gained one seat to reach 19. Naftali Bennett's "Achdut" party remains stable with 14 mandates, and Yair Golan's Democrats strengthen to 10 seats. The Joint List is projected to win nine mandates. Religious Zionism and United Torah Judaism are each expected to receive eight mandates, as is Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu. Otzma Yehudit and Shas are each projected to win seven mandates, and Ra'am six. The "reservists' party" is projected to pass the electoral threshold with four mandates.
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