Exit Polls Show Likud as Largest Party, Bloc Totals Vary Widely
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Exit polls for Israel's 26th Knesset elections show the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, as the largest party. While Likud consistently leads, bloc totals vary significantly, with one poll suggesting a right-wing majority of 60 mandates and others placing it around 50. Arab parties are projected to win between 17 and 18 mandates across the polls.
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- All exit polls show Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party as the largest in Israel's 26th Knesset elections.
- Exit polls show significant differences in bloc totals, with one poll projecting 60 mandates for the right-wing bloc.
- Other major exit polls place the right-wing bloc at approximately 50 mandates.
- Arab parties are projected to win between 17 and 18 mandates according to the polls.
- Likud finished first in all four major exit polls, ahead of Gadi Eisenkot's party.
All exit polls released Tuesday evening indicate that the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, will be the largest party in Israel's 26th Knesset. Results from Channel 14's poll show Likud securing 30 mandates, while polls from Kan 11 and Channel 13 project 25 mandates, and Channel 12's poll estimates 24 mandates.
Significant discrepancies emerged, however, when analyzing the bloc totals. Channel 14's poll suggests the right-wing bloc will receive 60 mandates, potentially forming a majority government. In contrast, the other three major polls place Netanyahu's bloc at approximately 50 mandates. Channel 13's poll, conducted with the "HaMadad" institute, shows the opposition bloc with 53 mandates, similar to Kan 11's projection of 53, while Channel 12's poll indicates 52 mandates for the opposition.
Arab parties are projected to receive a similar number of mandates across most polls, with Channel 14, Kan 11, and Channel 13 each allocating them 17 mandates. Channel 12's poll gives them slightly more, at 18 mandates.
Despite the variations in bloc calculations, all four exit polls consistently place the Likud party in first place, ahead of Gadi Eisenkot's Yisrael Beiteinu party.
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