Netanyahu's coalition falls to 48 seats as Likud drops behind Eisenkot's Yashar once more - poll
The survey also examined a scenario in which three Arab parties - Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad - run together, while Yoav Segalovich joins Ra'am in the party's second slot.
Netanyahu's coalition reduced to 48 Knesset seats after Likud dropped to 21 mandates, according to a Maariv poll published on Friday. The Likud party lost one seat, falling behind Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party which now holds 23 mandates. The Zionist opposition bloc, led by Yashar, reached 57 seats and could secure a majority of 61 seats alongside Zionist Home-The Reservists.
The Arab parties gained an additional 11 seats, bringing their total to 57. The Democrats party recovered one seat to reach 10 mandates, while Gilad Erdan's Unity Party failed to cross the electoral threshold with just 1.7% of the vote. Other parties also received minimal support, with the Economic Party, led by Prof. Yaron Zelekha, coming closest to crossing the threshold with 2.5%.
The parties that did not pass the electoral threshold accounted for the equivalent of about five Knesset seats. The poll also found that a majority of Israelis, 64%, believe that Israel should launch a military strike on Iran, even without US support, if it posed an immediate threat.
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