Pollster Explains Voter Motivation Gap Ahead of Elections
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Pollster Dr. Menachem Lazar stated that voter turnout intention is higher among opposition parties than the right-wing bloc, two days before elections. He cited recent years' events and the October 7th attacks as factors making it difficult for some on the right to vote. The gap in motivation has narrowed but remains significant.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Pollster Dr. Menachem Lazar noted a significant motivation gap between political blocs before elections.
- Voter intention to vote is higher for opposition parties than for the right-wing bloc.
- The motivation gap between blocs has narrowed but still exists, according to Lazar.
- Recent years' events and the October 7th attacks are impacting right-wing voter turnout.
- Some right-wing voters may struggle to reach the polls, Lazar explained.
With just two days remaining before the Knesset elections, a significant gap in voter turnout intention and motivation persists between the political blocs, according to Dr. Menachem Lazar, CEO of Lazar Research. In a conversation with Avi Greinzeig on the program "We Are the Majority," Lazar highlighted the complexities within the right-wing voter base. He observed that "those intending to vote for one of the opposition parties show a much greater intention to go out and vote than we see in the right-wing bloc." Lazar noted that while this gap has narrowed from several weeks ago, it still exists.
Dr. Lazar further elaborated that recent years' events and the October 7th attacks are influencing voter turnout. He stated, "One of the impacts of what has happened in the last three years, what happened after October 7th, is that there are people on the right who will find it difficult to go out and vote. They won't vote for the other side, but the question is whether they will come to vote at all."
