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New Poll Shows Retired General Ofer Winter's Party Surpassing Threshold
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First reported by Srugim · 11 hours ago
What happened
A new Kan 11 poll shows retired General Ofer Winter's party crossing the electoral threshold with 4 seats, while Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party falls below it. The poll also indicates a strengthening of Arab parties and a weakening of the Likud party.
- 01Ofer Winter's new party enters Knesset polls with 4 seats.
- 02Smotrich's Religious Zionism party falls below the electoral threshold.
- 03Arab parties collectively gain strength, reaching 13 seats.
- 04Gadi Eisenkot's party leads with 24 seats, Likud at 21.
- 05Merger scenarios show mixed impacts on party strength.
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OrganizationsKan 11, Am Israel, Religious Zionism, Otzma Yehudit, Likud, Yash, Bayit Hayehudi, HaDemocratim
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