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Internal Polls Show Smotrich's Party at 8 Seats, Likud at 30
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First reported by Kipa · 11 hours ago
What happened
Internal polls suggest Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party is projected to win eight seats, while the Likud party is polling at 30 seats. The Likud campaign is concerned about Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party potentially drawing votes away from the right-wing bloc.
- 01Religious Zionism polls at 8 seats, Likud at 30 seats.
- 02Likud pressures Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party.
- 03Winter's party may be drawing votes from the right.
- 04Voter confidence in Winter's party is reportedly low.
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