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Winter's Amcha Israel Party Weakens Right-Wing Bloc to 48 Seats in New Poll
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 day ago
What happened
A new poll shows Ofir Winter's Amcha Israel party winning five seats but causing the right-wing bloc to fall to 48 seats, its lowest in recent times. The Religious Zionist Party falls below the electoral threshold, and the anti-Netanyahu bloc leads with 59 seats. Arab parties also gain strength with 13 seats.
- 01Ofir Winter's Amcha Israel party wins five Knesset seats in the poll.
- 02Right-wing bloc drops to 48 seats, a historic low with Amcha Israel included.
- 03Religious Zionist Party falls below the electoral threshold due to Winter's party.
- 04Anti-Netanyahu bloc leads with 59 seats according to the survey.
- 05Arab parties increase their representation to 13 seats.
- 06About 8% of votes (10 seats) are wasted as several parties fail to cross the threshold.
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People
OrganizationsAmcha Israel, Religious Zionist Party, Likud, Yesh Atid, Democrats, Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit, United Torah Judaism
PlacesIsrael
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