Pollster Claims Arab Voter Turnout Boosted Netanyahu's Likud
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
The founder of Direct Polls, Tzuriel Sharon, claims that increased Arab voter turnout in the recent Israeli election boosted Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party by one or two mandates. Sharon stated this gain may have come at the expense of other right-wing parties, and negatively impacted Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party. The analysis was presented in an interview with 103FM radio.
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- Pollster Tzuriel Sharon claims Arab voter turnout boosted Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party.
- Sharon suggests Likud gained one to two Knesset seats due to increased Arab participation.
- The pollster believes this gain may have hurt other right-wing parties.
- Otzma Yehudit party, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, was negatively affected, according to Sharon.
- The analysis concerns the results of the 26th Knesset elections.
A surprising analysis of the 26th Knesset election results suggests that the significant increase in Arab voter turnout unexpectedly benefited the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu. Tzuriel Sharon, founder of the Direct Polls polling institute, stated in an interview with 103FM radio that Likud gained one or two mandates due to the high participation of Arab voters.
However, Sharon cautioned that this gain for Likud did not necessarily strengthen the entire right-wing bloc. He suggested that the increased Arab turnout "backfired on the bloc and especially on Netanyahu's partners," implying that Likud may have gained votes at the expense of other parties on the right.
Sharon also commented on the Otzma Yehudit party, headed by Itamar Ben-Gvir, describing it as the "election's promise." While Netanyahu and Likud reportedly benefited from the mobilization of Arab voters, Ben-Gvir's party was negatively impacted, according to Sharon's analysis.
