Israeli Election Poll: New far-right party sinks under threshold, Smotrich gains
A new poll by Kan, Netanyahu's bloc receives 51 seats while his opponent's bloc gains one seat, receiving 52 seats. The Reservists pass the electoral threshold
A recent election poll published on Sunday indicates that former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot's bloc has secured one more seat, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has lost two. This shift appears to be influenced by changes within the far-right electorate, with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich gaining support at the expense of Ofer Winter's new far-right party.
The latter's party fell below the electoral threshold, failing to gain any seats. According to the poll by Israel's public broadcaster Kan, Netanyahu's bloc would secure 51 seats, while a majority of 65 seats would go to opposition parties. However, the bloc is at 52 seats due to Arab parties boycotting. The Reservists party, led by Yoaz Hendel, crossed the electoral threshold with four seats.
Meanwhile, Amcha Yisrael remained below the 3.25 percent electoral threshold with 3.1 percent support. Religious Zionism strengthened from five seats to seven, while Yashar and Likud each gained one seat, bringing their totals to 23 and 21, respectively. The opposition parties maintained their strength with 65 seats, led by the United Torah Judaism with seven seats and Otzma Yehudit with eight seats.
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