New Poll Shows Gadi Eizenkot Losing Lead as Opposition Weakens Slightly

A recent poll by Maariv reveals shifting dynamics within Israel's political blocs, with the competition among the top three parties narrowing to minimal differences. Within the current coalition, the Religious Zionism party gains one seat, reaching five mandates, while United Torah Judaism also improves by one seat to eight mandates. Conversely, the ruling Likud party loses one seat, dropping to 21 mandates, and its coalition partner Otzma Yehudit falls to eight mandates.

On the opposition side, the Together party recovers from a long decline, gaining one seat to reach 19 mandates. However, Gadi Eizenkot's Yisrael party loses one seat, falling to 20 mandates, and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu continues its downward trend, decreasing to 10 mandates. Among Arab parties, Ra'am strengthens by one seat to five mandates, while Hadash-Ta'al remains stable at six mandates.

Overall, Netanyahu's coalition holds steady at 50 mandates, the opposition slightly declines to 59 mandates, and Arab parties increase to 11 mandates. The full seat distribution if elections were held today is: Likud 21, Yisrael 20, Together 19, Yisrael Beiteinu 10, The Democrats 10, Otzma Yehudit 8, Shas 8, United Torah Judaism 8, Hadash-Ta'al 6, Ra'am 5, Religious Zionism 5.