Gaps narrow between coalition, opposition blocs as security is spotlighted in public agenda
The survey puts Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party first with 21 seats, while Benny Gantz’s Kahol Lavan falls below the threshold.
- A poll conducted by Menachem Lazar shows Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party holding 21 seats while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud rose to 19 seats, narrowing the gap between opposition and coalition blocs.
- The bloc supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gained two seats this week, rising to 51, while the opposing Jewish parties' bloc fell by two seats to 53, reflecting shifting political dynamics.
- Security issues returned to the public agenda, with 67% of Israelis expressing concern about an event similar to October 7, 2023, shared by both Jewish and Arab populations.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu narrowed the gap with Gadi Eisenkot in head-to-head suitability questions, with the difference falling to six percentage points, 47% to 41%.
- Undecided voters fell to 6.4% this week, while parties failing to cross the electoral threshold are losing support, with none receiving more than 1% of respondents.
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Neither camp would reach 61-seat majority needed to form government, according to Maariv survey
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud progressed to 28 seats, while Yashar!, Gadi Eisenkot's party, remained stable at 22
New poll: Opposition's boycott of Arab parties hands Netanyahu's bloc edge
According to the poll, the incumbent prime minister will receive 54 seats, with his opponents' bloc, in their refusel to work with the Arab parties, receiving 52. The Arab parties secure 14 seats
The camp of change is, of course, aware of the worrying trend in recent polls, but they are reassured by the firm certainty that Netanyahu will not be able to obtain a majority to form the government, and that the worst that may happen is the parity between the two blocs, which cannot be removed, and then another election will be held. This firm certainty is only another wall of denial, which may collapse [...]
Israel's opposition parties are projected to win 53 seats compared to 51 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, according to an exit poll published Friday, less than a month before the October 27 general election.
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