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Gadi Eizenkot Maintains Lead in Israeli Political Poll as Smotrich Declines
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First reported by Srugim · 9 hours ago
What happened
A recent Maariv poll shows Gadi Eizenkot's party leading with 23 seats, followed by Netanyahu's Likud with 22. Otzma Yehudit gains a seat while Smotrich's party declines. The coalition and opposition seat balance remains unchanged, with significant opposition to Ra'am joining the coalition and mixed views on a Gaza peace plan.
- 01Gadi Eizenkot's party leads with 23 seats, unchanged for three weeks.
- 02Likud holds 22 seats, maintaining second place behind Eizenkot.
- 03Otzma Yehudit rises to 8 seats, Religious Zionism falls to 4.
- 04Coalition holds 49 seats; opposition has 57, potentially gaining majority with Zionist Home.
- 0555% of Israelis oppose Ra'am party joining coalition despite Segalovich talks.
- 0654% oppose Gaza peace roadmap; Arab party voters mostly support it.
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OrganizationsYashar!, Likud, Together, Yisrael Beiteinu, The Democrats, Yahadut HaTorah, Shas, Otzma Yehudit
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