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Bennett's Party Plummets to 13 Seats While Hendel and Trooper's New Party Gains 5
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First reported by Now 14 · 10 hours ago
What happened
A new Israeli poll shows Naftali Bennett's Yahad party falling sharply to 13 seats, while the new Hendel-Trooper party rises to 5 seats. Likud and Yashar! are tied at 23 seats each, with the opposition bloc leading overall. Religious and Arab parties show mixed results, and smaller parties face challenges crossing the threshold.
- 01Naftali Bennett's Yahad party drops sharply to 13 Knesset seats.
- 02Likud and Yashar! parties tie at 23 seats each, both gaining two seats.
- 03Hili Trooper and Yoaz Hendel's new party rises to 5 seats, becoming a potential kingmaker.
- 04Opposition bloc leads with 55 seats; current coalition holds 51 seats.
- 05Religious and Arab parties show varied results, with some losing seats.
- 06Blue and White and Balad remain below the electoral threshold.
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Kikar HaShabbatRight · Hebrew11 minutes ago
Bennett's Party Plummets to 13 Seats While Hendel and Trooper's New Party Gains 5
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