Final Election Poll Shows Tight Race, Opposition Bloc Stalls
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
A final pre-election poll shows the Israeli political landscape in a tense deadlock, with the coalition and the opposition bloc each projected to win 51 mandates. The "Reservists" party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, is expected to pass the electoral threshold with 4 mandates, potentially tipping the balance. Arab parties are projected to win a combined 14 mandates. Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party is forecast to miss the threshold.
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- Final election poll shows a tie between Netanyahu's coalition and Eisenkot's opposition bloc at 51 mandates each.
- The "Reservists" party is projected to pass the electoral threshold with 4 mandates, potentially influencing the outcome.
- Arab parties are expected to collectively win 14 mandates, split between the Joint List and Ra'am.
- Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashr!" party leads individual parties with 23 mandates, followed by Likud with 21.
- Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party is projected to fall short of the electoral threshold.
With just five days remaining until the Israeli elections, the latest pre-election poll from "Zman Israel" indicates an extremely tight race, showing a complete tie between the two main blocs. The coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the change bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot are both projected to receive 51 mandates.
A potential tie-breaker could be the "Reservists" party, headed by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, which is forecast to surpass the electoral threshold with 4 mandates. If this party joins the change bloc, it could potentially bring their total to 55 mandates.
In this poll, Arab parties collectively are expected to secure 14 mandates. The Joint List is projected to receive 9 mandates, while Ra'am is expected to get 5.
Among individual parties, Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashr!" party leads with 23 mandates, followed by the Likud party with 21 mandates. Naftali Bennett's "Together" party is projected to win 11 mandates, with Israel Beiteinu and the Joint List each receiving 9 mandates. Five parties, including Shas, Democrats, United Torah Judaism, and Otzma Yehudit, are each polling at 8 mandates. Religious Zionism is expected to get 6 mandates, Ra'am 5, and the "Reservists" party closes the list of parties passing the threshold with 4 mandates. Notably, Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party is projected to fall short of the electoral threshold, receiving only 3.00% of the vote.
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