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Israeli Election Exit Polls Show Tight Race Between Likud and Yashar

Israeli Channel 12's updated exit poll for the 26th Knesset elections projects Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party to win 27 mandates, making it the largest party. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party is expected to secure 21 mandates, with other parties receiving fewer seats.

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Israeli Election Exit Polls Show Tight Race Between Likud and Yashar — Illustration by baba

What happened

01Channel 12 exit poll shows Likud with 27 mandates and Yashar with 21 in Israeli Knesset elections.
02The right-wing bloc is projected to win 52 seats, while the "Change Bloc" is estimated at 50 seats.
03Pollster Shmuel Rosner noted a significant shift, tying the right-wing and "Change" blocs.
04Rosner observed Likud performing stronger than expected, with its satellite parties weaker.
05Channel 14's exit poll projects Likud with 31 mandates and a larger right-wing bloc.

The right-wing bloc is projected to have 52 seats, while the "Change Bloc" is estimated at 50. These results show a tighter race than some earlier polls, though Channel 14's poll suggests a stronger showing for Likud.

Translated and summarized by baba from Mignews, the latest report. Read Mignews’s original