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Poll Shows Netanyahu's Likud Leading, Right-Wing Bloc Short of Majority

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By i24NEWS

First reported by Haaretz English · 2 hours ago

What happened

A September 2026 poll for i24NEWS shows Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leading with 27 seats, but a potential right-wing bloc is projected to fall one seat short of a Knesset majority with 60 seats. A second scenario with a new "Union of Right-Wing Parties" also results in the bloc having 60 seats.

  • 01Likud leads in a new poll with 27 seats.
  • 02Potential right-wing bloc falls one seat short of majority.
  • 03Yashar! party is projected to be the second-largest faction.
  • 04A second scenario shows a new 'Union of Right-Wing Parties'.
  • 05Both scenarios result in the bloc having 60 seats.

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i24NEWS FrenchCenter · fr36 minutes ago
Poll Shows Netanyahu's Likud Leading, Right-Wing Bloc Short of Majority
Haaretz EnglishLeft · English2 hours ago
Poll Shows Likud Party Support Declining Sharply
Haaretz EnglishLeft · English2 hours ago
Poll Shows Likud Party Support Declining Sharply

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