Poll: Anti-Netanyahu bloc widens lead, still no majority without Arab parties
The poll predicts that ruling party Likud and opposition party Yashar are the largest parties, with 23 seats each. The Democrats and Yisrael Beiteinu maintained their strength with 10 Knesset seats, while Otzma Yehudit strengthened by two Knesset seats and also garnered 10 seats
A recent poll predicts 57 seats for the coalition of Jewish parties opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, marking a one-seat increase from the previous week. While the gap between the coalition parties, projected to secure 52 seats, and the anti-Netanyahu bloc led by Ya'alon and Lapid has widened, the latter still falls short of a majority without the involvement of Arab parties.
The Arab parties are expected to secure 11 seats, unchanged from the last poll, distributed between Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am. Notably, Likud has slipped by one seat, now projected to win 23 seats and tie Yesh Atid for the largest party. Together, Bennett's and Lapid's bloc remains third-largest with 14 seats, up one from the previous week.
The top four parties, Yisrael Beiteinu, the Democrats, Otzma Yehudit, and United Torah Judaism, each hold 10 seats. Shas has dropped by one seat to seven. Hadash-Ta'al gained a seat, reaching six, while Ra'am lost one and is now projected to win five. Religious Zionism also saw a one-seat decrease, ending at four. Centrist parties like Zionist Home, Balad, Kahol Lavan, and Unity have failed to surpass the electoral threshold.
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