Poll Finds Only One Coalition Configuration Not Rejected by Majority
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
A JPPI poll shows 62% of Israelis are unhappy with election results. Only a Likud, Yesh Atid, Blue and White, and Yisrael Beiteinu coalition is not rejected by a majority. This configuration faces challenges due to prior pledges. Arab Israelis largely approve of the results, while Jewish Israelis are mostly dissatisfied.
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- A Likud, Yesh Atid, Blue and White, and Yisrael Beiteinu coalition is the only configuration not rejected by a majority of Israelis.
- 62% of Israelis are dissatisfied with the recent election results, according to a JPPI poll.
- Arab Israelis largely expressed satisfaction with the election outcomes, while Jewish Israelis showed significant dissatisfaction.
- 75% of respondents believe the recent elections were consequential and will significantly impact the country's future.
- A coalition of the opposition bloc with Arab parties is the most preferred government composition among Israelis.
- The Joint List and Otzma Yehudit are the most rejected parties for potential coalition inclusion.
A new poll by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) reveals that 62% of Israelis are dissatisfied with the recent election results, with only 33% expressing satisfaction. Among ten tested coalition configurations, only a government composed of Likud, Yesh Atid, Blue and White, and Yisrael Beiteinu, totaling 67 seats, was not rejected by a majority of respondents. However, this potential center-right government faces political hurdles, as it requires cooperation between Likud and parties that pledged not to sit with it before the election.
The survey indicated that 51% of all Israelis and 57% of Jewish Israelis would not reject a coalition of these four parties. This configuration would exclude the ultra-Orthodox parties, Otzma Yehudit, Religious Zionism, and Arab parties. The poll did not address who would serve as prime minister in such a government.
Overall, the election results are seen as significant, with 75% of respondents agreeing they were consequential and would greatly impact the country's future. The difficulty in forming a new government stems from neither bloc holding a majority that allows for coalition building while adhering to all pre-election promises.
When asked about their preferred government composition given the circumstances, 36% favored an opposition bloc government with Arab parties. A unity government of Likud and Yesh Atid, along with other parties, garnered 23% support. A government of the Netanyahu bloc plus one party from the opposition bloc received 17% support, while 14% preferred new elections.
The JPPI poll also examined which parties respondents would accept or reject in a coalition. Yesh Atid, Blue and White, and Yisrael Beiteinu received the highest support for inclusion (65%, 63%, and 59% respectively). The Joint List was the most rejected party (62%), followed by Otzma Yehudit (50%) and Ra'am (45%). The Likud and the two ultra-Orthodox parties were rejected by about a third of the public.
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