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New Poll Shows Netanyahu Bloc Gaining, Eisenkot Bloc Weakening
A new poll conducted by the Kantar Institute for Kan News on Sunday shows the political bloc supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gaining strength to 53 seats, while the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot has fallen to 50 seats.
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- 01A new Kan News poll shows Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leading with 53 seats against 50 seats for the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot.
- 02Gadi Eisenkot's party remains the largest single party in the Knesset with 22 seats, followed by Likud with 20 seats.
- 03Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party rose to fourth place, securing nine seats in the latest survey.
- 04The new "Am Yisrael" party, led by retired Brigadier General Ofer Winter, crossed the electoral threshold to win four seats.
- 05The party "Be'ad" secured 12 seats, while the Democrats, United Torah Judaism, Yisrael Beiteinu, and Hadash-Ta'al each won eight seats.
- 06The Reservists and Economic party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelicha, maintained its position with four seats.
- 07Blue and White, HaTzibbur HaHaredi, and Noam failed to cross the electoral threshold in the poll.
Eisenkot's party, named as "Yishr!" or "Yashar!" in some reports and "Yesh" in others, remains the largest single party with 22 seats. The Likud party is projected to win 20 seats, according to most reports, though Kan News initially reported 21. Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party rose to fourth place with nine seats, gaining at the expense of his rival Yair Golan.
Other parties performing well in the poll include "Be'ad" (also reported as "Together", "Behadash", or "Achva") with 12 seats. The Democrats, United Torah Judaism, Yisrael Beiteinu, and Hadash-Ta'al (also referred to as the Joint List) each secured eight seats. Shas is projected to win seven seats, while Ra'am and the joint list of Religious Zionism and Identity each received five seats.
Retired Brigadier General Ofer Winter's new party, "Am Yisrael" (also reported as "Amcha Yisrael" or "Am Israel"), crossed the electoral threshold to secure four seats. The Reservists and Economic party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelicha, also maintained four seats. Blue and White, HaTzibbur HaHaredi, and Noam failed to pass the electoral threshold.
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