News 14 Poll Shows Right Bloc at 60 Seats, Arab Parties Surge
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
A News 14 poll released Tuesday shows the right-wing bloc securing 60 seats in the Israeli Knesset elections, while Arab parties are projected to gain significantly to 17 seats. The Likud party is expected to be the largest single party with 30 seats. The poll indicates a close division between the right and left blocs, with Arab parties showing increased strength due to high voter turnout.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- News 14 poll projects right-wing bloc to win 60 seats in Knesset elections.
- Arab parties surge to 17 seats, driven by high voter turnout in the sector.
- Likud remains the largest party with 30 seats, according to the poll.
- Gadi Eisenkot's party receives 19 seats, Naftali Bennett's 11.
- Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party is projected to win only 4 seats.
A News 14 poll released Tuesday evening, following the closure of polling stations for the 26th Knesset elections, indicates a close division between blocs. The right-wing bloc is projected to win 60 seats, the left-wing bloc 43, and Arab parties 17 seats. This represents a slight shift from a previous poll by Shlomo Filber, which predicted 62 seats for the right, 44 for the left, and 14 for Arab parties.
The Likud party, led by Binyamin Netanyahu, is expected to remain the largest party with 30 seats, unchanged from the prior survey. Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party is projected to receive 19 seats, down from 20, while Naftali Bennett's "Beitechun" party is expected to hold steady with 11 seats. Among coalition parties, Shas is predicted to get 9 seats, United Torah Judaism 7, Otzma Yehudit 7, and the Religious Zionism and Identity party led by Bezalel Smotrich also 7 seats.
Conversely, Yair Golan's Democrats are projected to win 9 seats, and Avigdor Lieberman's "Yisrael Beiteinu" party is forecast to secure only 4 seats, a decrease from 5 in the last poll. One of the most notable changes in the current poll is the surge in support for Arab parties, increasing their combined strength from 14 to 17 seats. Hadash is projected to win 10 seats and Ra'am 7.
This increase in support for Arab parties is attributed to a high voter turnout in the Arab sector. This high turnout also helps explain the slight decrease in the right-wing bloc's projected seat count compared to the previous poll. In summary, the News 14 poll places the right-wing bloc at 60 seats, the left-wing bloc at 43, and Arab parties at 17.
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