Netanyahu's Likud, Eisenkot’s Yashar trade leads as 2026 election picture stays unclear - poll
Five polls released after Israel’s party lists closed show a fragmented race, with Gadi Eisenkot leading most surveys and Benjamin Netanyahu ahead in one.
Five recent polls reveal a highly fragmented political landscape in Israel as the 2026 election date remains uncertain. No single party dominates the major blocs, with Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party emerging as the largest in four out of five surveys. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party came in first in one i24NEWS poll, but a Channel 13 poll demonstrated a 53-53 tie between Netanyahu's bloc and the opposition.
Former IDF Brig.-Gen. Ofer Winter's People of Israel party crossed the electoral threshold in each poll, while Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha's Economic Party broke through only in the Kan News survey. Other parties, including Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha's Economic Party, Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha's Economic Party, and Blue and White, did not make the cut.
The poll results paint a picture of a tight contest between Netanyahu's bloc and the opposition, with the Arab parties potentially holding the balance of power.
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