Beitar Jerusalem Players Favor Netanyahu's Likud in Election Poll
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
A poll of 14 Beitar Jerusalem soccer players for Israel's upcoming Knesset elections shows 7 intend to vote for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. Two players each plan to vote for "Yachad," "Otzma Yehudit," and Shas, with one vote for "Yashar." The players stated that election talk is not present in their locker room.
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- Seven of 14 Beitar Jerusalem players polled plan to vote for Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party.
- Two players each intend to vote for "Yachad," "Otzma Yehudit," and Shas parties.
- One player polled plans to vote for Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party.
- Four of 18 eligible Beitar Jerusalem players declined to participate in the poll.
- The poll was conducted by Sport Channel ahead of Israel's 26th Knesset elections.
Ahead of Israel's upcoming 26th Knesset elections, a special poll conducted by Sport Channel among players of the Beitar Jerusalem soccer club revealed voting intentions. Out of 18 eligible players, 14 participated in the survey, with four declining to share their preferences. The results indicate a leaning towards Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, with 7 out of the 14 participating players stating they intend to vote for it.
The players who responded to the poll emphasized that election discussions are not a topic in the locker room. Among the remaining six votes, two players plan to vote for Naftali Bennett's "Yachad" party, two for Itamar Ben-Gvir's "Otzma Yehudit," two for the Shas party, and one for Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party.
The full distribution of votes from the poll showed: Likud (7 votes), Yachad (2 votes), Otzma Yehudit (2 votes), Shas (2 votes), and Yashar (1 vote). The elections are scheduled for the upcoming Tuesday, five days from the article's publication.
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