Israeli Election Polls Show Likud Leading, But Netanyahu Bloc Falls Short of Majority
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Exit polls following Israeli elections show Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party as the largest, but his right-wing bloc is struggling to reach the 61-seat majority needed to form a government. Gadi Eisenkot's Yesh Atid party is projected as the second-largest, leading the opposition bloc. Several smaller parties did not pass the electoral threshold, and projections for the bloc totals varied among news outlets.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is the largest in exit polls, but his bloc may not reach a 61-seat majority.
- Gadi Eisenkot's Yesh Atid party is projected as the second-largest, leading the opposition bloc.
- Several smaller parties, including Am Israel, failed to cross the electoral threshold.
- Exit poll results varied across different Israeli news channels.
- Arab parties were projected to collectively win 17 to 18 seats.
Exit polls released Tuesday evening following the closure of polling stations indicate a complex political landscape for forming Israel's next government. The Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, emerged as the largest single party in most surveys. However, the right-wing and religious bloc, which Netanyahu seeks to lead, struggled to secure a clear majority of 61 Knesset seats across the various polls.
Conversely, the "Yesh Atid" party, headed by Gadi Eisenkot, solidified its position as the second-largest party, projected to win between 19 and 23 seats. This performance would place the opposition or "change" bloc in a numerical lead, according to the projections.
Several smaller parties, including "Am Israel" and "HaMiluimnikim VeHaKalkalit," failed to cross the electoral threshold in all released polls. The projections varied slightly among the different news channels, with the Likud ranging from 24 to 30 seats and Yesh Atid from 19 to 23 seats.
Block projections also showed divergence. While some polls placed Netanyahu's bloc at 50 seats and the opposition at 52 or 53, one poll from Channel 14 showed the right-wing bloc at 60 seats and the opposition at 43. Arab parties collectively were projected to win between 17 and 18 seats.
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