Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar! Party Leads New Poll as Opposition Rejects Coalition with Ultra-Orthodox Parties

A new poll by the Midgam Institute, published on Monday by Channel 12, shows Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar! party continuing its rise, now leading with 24 seats, one more than last week. The Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also gained one seat, reaching 23 mandates. Meanwhile, Naftali Bennett's faction, Beyachad, declined by one seat to 15 mandates.

The Democratic party under Yair Golan increased to 11 seats, and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu holds steady at 9. Among the ultra-Orthodox parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism each maintain 8 seats, as does Otzma Yehudit led by Itamar Ben-Gvir. The Religious Zionist Party, headed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, dropped to 4 seats.

The poll reveals that Zionist opposition parties collectively hold 59 seats, surpassing the current coalition's 51. Arab parties Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am each have 5 seats. Smaller parties like Blue and White and Balad fall below the electoral threshold.

Regarding prime minister preference, Eizenkot leads with 43% support, Netanyahu follows with 37%, and in a direct contest, Netanyahu holds a slight edge over Bennett (39% to 35%). Among coalition voters, 59% are satisfied with the recent agreements involving ultra-Orthodox parties, and 70% support their inclusion in the next coalition.

Opposition voters were asked about potential government formation if anti-Netanyahu factions fail to secure a majority. Forty-four percent favor a government supported externally by an Arab party, 28% prefer new elections, 13% support a unity government with Likud, and only 6% back forming a government with ultra-Orthodox parties. Nine percent were undecided.