Israeli Election Exit Polls Show Likud Gaining Seats
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
An updated exit poll from Kan 11 expert Dudi Hassed shows the Likud party gaining two seats to 27, while Naftali Bennett's party drops to 13 and Itamar Ben-Gvir's to six. The right-wing bloc and the "Change Bloc" are both projected to win 51 seats, falling short of the 61 needed for a majority. The results suggest a tight race with no clear winner.
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- Kan 11 expert Dudi Hassed updated exit poll data showing Likud gaining two seats to 27.
- Naftali Bennett's party dropped to 13 seats, and Itamar Ben-Gvir's to six seats.
- Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party is projected to receive 21 seats.
- Both the right-wing bloc and the "Change Bloc" are projected to win 51 seats.
- Neither bloc is projected to reach the 61 seats required for a majority.
An expert from Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11, Dudi Hassed, updated exit poll data indicating that the Likud party has gained two additional seats, bringing its total to 27. This gain appears to have come at the expense of Naftali Bennett's "Bayit Yehudi" party, which dropped to 13 seats, and Itamar Ben-Gvir's "Otzma Yehudit" party, which fell to six seats.
According to the updated figures released Wednesday night, Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party is projected to receive 21 seats. The "Joint List" is expected to secure 11 seats, "Democrats" 9, "Yisrael Beiteinu" 8, and RAAM 7.
Among the parties in the current coalition, "Otzma Yehudit," "Religious Zionism," "United Torah Judaism," and Shas are each projected to win six seats. The right-wing bloc is estimated to gain 51 seats, while the "Change Bloc" also reaches 51 seats. Arab parties, the "Joint List" and RAAM, together are projected to win 18 seats, meaning neither bloc is close to the 61 seats needed for a majority in the Knesset.
Earlier reports indicated that the blocs led by Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot were tied. Following the initial exit polls, Bennett declared negotiations to form a government, while Eisenkot called on Netanyahu to leave politics, stating the public voted for change. Ben-Gvir has not ruled out further hostilities in the coming weeks.
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