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Kantar Poll Shows Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar Gains at Bennett's Expense, Smotrich at Five Seats, Trooper Fails Threshold

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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 17 hours ago

What happened

A Kantar poll shows Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar party leads with 24 seats, Likud follows with 23, while Bennett's party declines. The coalition bloc holds 52 seats against 58 for anti-Netanyahu factions excluding Arab parties. New right-wing party formations and shifts do not significantly change the balance, and Blue and White along with Hendel-Trooper fail to cross the threshold.

  • 01Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar party leads with 24 seats in the latest poll.
  • 02Coalition bloc holds 52 seats; anti-Netanyahu bloc without Arab parties has 58.
  • 03Likud secures 23 seats; Bennett's Together party drops to 15 seats.
  • 04New right-wing party by Erdan, Shaked, Edelstein gains 5 seats, affecting Netanyahu bloc.
  • 05Blue and White and Hendel-Trooper parties fail to cross the electoral threshold.
  • 06Hili Trooper joining Eizenkot's party adds one seat but doesn't shift power balance.

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Arutz ShevaRight · Hebrew4 hours ago
Kantar Poll Shows Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar Gains at Bennett's Expense, Smotrich at Five Seats, Trooper Fails Threshold
Arutz ShevaRight · Hebrew17 hours ago
Avi Greenstein Predicts Decline of Bennett-Lapid in Polls Favoring Gadi Eisenkot

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