Poll Shows Arab Parties Stable at 14 Knesset Seats Six Days Before Election
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
A Channel 12 poll released six days before Israeli elections shows Arab parties collectively securing 14 Knesset seats, making them a key bloc for government formation. The Joint List is projected to win 9 seats and the United Arab List 5. The opposition bloc is expected to reach 69 seats, while Netanyahu's bloc is at 51. Yesh Atid leads with 23 seats, followed by Likud with 19.
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- Arab parties are projected to win a combined 14 Knesset seats in a Channel 12 poll released six days before elections.
- The Joint List is expected to secure 9 seats, while the United Arab List is projected to win 5 seats.
- The opposition bloc is forecast to reach 69 seats, with Netanyahu's bloc falling to 51 seats.
- Yesh Atid leads other parties with 23 seats, followed by Likud at 19 seats.
- The poll results position Arab parties as a decisive factor in forming the next Israeli government.
A Channel 12 poll released six days before the upcoming Israeli elections indicates that Arab parties are maintaining their parliamentary strength, collectively securing 14 seats in the Knesset. This bloc is positioned as a crucial factor in the formation of the next government.
The poll data shows the Joint List, led by Yousef Jabareen, holding steady with 9 seats. The United Arab List, headed by Mansour Abbas, also remains stable, garnering 5 seats.
The continued strength of Arab parties contributes to a clear advantage for the opposition bloc, which is projected to reach 69 seats (55 from Zionist parties and 14 from Arab parties). In contrast, Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is shown to decline to 51 seats.
Among other parties, the Yesh Atid party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, is projected to be the largest with 23 seats. The Likud party, under Benjamin Netanyahu, is polling at 19 seats, followed by Naftali Bennett's Yamina party with 15 seats. The Democrats are expected to win 9 seats, the same as Shas. Yisrael Beiteinu is projected to receive 8 seats, as is the Otzma Yehudit party. Yahadut HaTorah is polling at 7 seats, and the Religious Zionism party at 6 seats. The Am Israel party, led by Ofer Vinter, is shown to overcome the electoral threshold with 4 seats.
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