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Polls Show Tight Race Ahead of Election, No Clear Majority
Ten days before the election, four polls show Gadi Eisenkot leading Benjamin Netanyahu, but bloc totals remain nearly tied. The Zionist opposition averages 51.25 mandates versus 51 for Netanyahu's bloc, with neither nearing a majority. Smaller parties and Arab lists could be decisive in the close race.
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- 01Polls show Gadi Eisenkot leading Benjamin Netanyahu with ten days left until the election.
- 02The Zionist opposition bloc averages 51.25 mandates, while Netanyahu's bloc averages 51 mandates.
- 03Neither bloc is projected to reach the 61-mandate majority needed to form a government.
- 04Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party averages 21.5 mandates, ahead of Likud's 19 mandates.
- 05Arab parties, averaging 13.75 mandates, could be decisive in the election outcome.
- 06Ofer Winter's party is shown falling below the electoral threshold in some surveys.
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