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Poll Shows Opposition Bloc Short of Majority Ahead of Israeli Elections
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By عرب ٤٨, https://www.facebook.com/arab48official, محمود مجادلة
First reported by Kipa · 24 hours ago
What happened
A Channel 13 poll shows Israel's opposition bloc falling short of the 61 seats needed to form a government, even with the inclusion of the United Arab List. Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party trailed Benny Gantz's National Unity party in projected seat counts.
- 01Opposition bloc falls short of 61 seats needed for government.
- 02National Unity party leads Likud in projected seat count.
- 03Poll shows combined opposition bloc with 52 seats.
- 04Netanyahu's bloc projected to win 51 seats.
- 05Arab parties and smaller lists also projected seats.
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OrganizationsLikud, National Unity, Yamina, Democratic Union, Joint List, Yisrael Beiteinu, United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit
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