Channel 14 Poll Predicts Right-Wing Bloc at 60 Seats, No Majority for Any Side
Translated & summarized from Makor Rishon by baba
Channel 14's election poll released Tuesday evening projects the right-wing bloc securing 60 seats, falling short of a majority. The Likud party is predicted to lead with 30 seats. Another poll from Channel 16 showed the Netanyahu bloc with 53 seats and the change bloc with 51, also without a clear majority. The projections indicate a complex coalition-building process following the election.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Channel 14 poll predicts right-wing bloc will win 60 seats, short of a majority.
- Likud party projected to be the largest single party with 30 seats.
- Yisrael Beiteinu and United Torah Judaism expected to receive 19 and 7 seats respectively.
- Joint List, Shas, and Democrats each forecast to win 9 or 10 seats.
- Channel 16 poll shows a closer split with 53 seats for Netanyahu's bloc and 51 for the change bloc.
Channel 14 released its election poll on Tuesday evening as voting concluded for the 26th Knesset. The poll projects the distribution of the 120 Knesset seats among the competing parties and the balance of power between political blocs. According to the Channel 14 poll, the Likud party is expected to receive 30 seats, Yisrael Beiteinu 19, and United Torah Judaism 7. The Joint List is projected to win 10 seats, Shas 9, and the Democrats 9. Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism are each predicted to secure 7 seats, with Ra'am also getting 7. Yisrael Beiteinu is forecast to receive 4 seats. The "Am Israel" party of Ofer Winter and Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha's "HaMiluimnikim-HaKalkalit" are not expected to pass the electoral threshold. Based on these figures, the right-wing bloc led by Netanyahu is projected to win 60 seats, while the bloc led by Gantz is projected to win 43 seats. Arab parties collectively are expected to garner 17 seats. In contrast, Channel 16's poll showed the Netanyahu bloc with 53 seats and the change bloc with 51, with Likud leading at 25 seats, followed by Yisrael Beiteinu with 22 and United Torah Judaism with 13. The Arab parties collectively would receive 16 seats in that poll, with neither bloc reaching a majority of 61 seats.
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