Poll: Arab parties gain seat after Joint List merger; coalition falls to 51 seats
Gadi Eisenkot's bloc remained at 57 seats, while his party led with 24; several parties again failed to cross the electoral threshold
A recent poll reveals that the integration of Hadash-Ta al and Balad into the Joint List will increase Arab representation by one Knesset seat. The poll, conducted by Kantar Institute, projects the Joint List to secure seven seats, while the United Arab List would garner five. With this merger, the coalition would be reduced from its current 52 seats to 51.
Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party retains the largest seat count at 24, up from the previous survey, while Likud drops to 23 seats. Naftali Bennett's United coalition maintains 14 seats, and the Democratic list holds steady at 10. Otzma Yehudit and Yisrael Beiteinu each lose a seat, bringing their totals to nine. United Torah Judaism gains eight seats, Shas earns seven, and Religious Zionism gains one, each surpassing past poll numbers.
Several parties, including Yoaz Hendel and Chili Tropper's Zionist Home, Benny Gantz's Blue and White, and Gilad Erdan's Unity, fail to cross the electoral threshold in this poll, mirroring their underperformance in recent elections. Kantar Institute surveyed 552 respondents with a margin of error of 4.2 percent.
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