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Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar! Party Leads as Bennett Surpasses Netanyahu in New Poll
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First reported by Globes · 1 day ago
What happened
A new poll shows Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar! party leading with 24 seats, while Netanyahu's Likud holds 22. Naftali Bennett surpasses Netanyahu in prime minister preference for the first time. Emerging right-wing parties risk splitting votes, potentially harming Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party.
- 01Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar! leads with 24 Knesset seats, Likud second with 22.
- 02Netanyahu bloc drops to 51 seats; Arab parties rise to 12 after Hadash-Ta'al and Balad merger.
- 03Eizenkot leads Netanyahu 41% to 35% as preferred prime minister.
- 04Naftali Bennett surpasses Netanyahu 37% to 36%, with 14 seats for his party.
- 05Ofer Winter's party fails threshold alone but passes with allies, threatening Smotrich's party.
- 06Several center-right parties remain below the electoral threshold in the poll.
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