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Eisenkot leads Israel poll as Likud remains at 18 seats
In the latest poll in Israel, the Yashar Party led by Gadi Eisenkot won 22 seats, while the Likud, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, received 18. Eisenkot led Netanyahu by 48% to 36% when respondents were asked whom they preferred as prime minister.
In the latest poll in Israel asking respondents whom they preferred as prime minister, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot received 48% support. Support for Benjamin Netanyahu stood at 36%, while 16% of respondents did not choose between the two candidates.
If elections were held today, the Yashar Party led by Eisenkot was projected to win 22 seats in the Knesset, while the Likud, led by Netanyahu, would remain at 18 seats.
Distribution of seats among the parties
Yahad, led by Naftali Bennett, and the Democrats, led by Yair Golan, each won 11 seats. Yisrael Beiteinu, United Torah Judaism and the Joint List, which represents Palestinian citizens of Israel, were each projected to win 8 seats.
Jewish Power, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Shas each won 7 seats. The Religious Zionism Party, led by Bezalel Smotrich, remained at 6 seats, while Ofer Winter's Israel People's Party and Ra'am, which represents Palestinian-origin voters, each won 5 seats.
The Reserves Party, led by Yoaz Hendel and unaffiliated with either bloc, won 4 seats. It emerged as the party that crossed the electoral threshold and could hold a key position in the process of forming a government.
Likud's decline continues
A poll conducted by the Midgam Institute for Channel 12 on September 8 had projected that the Likud would win 21 seats. The decline to 18 in the latest poll indicated that the downward trend in Netanyahu's party was continuing.
The poll was conducted by The Index in cooperation with Stat-Net, The Sample Project and Askaria, with 1,503 people taking part. The margin of error was given as 2.5%.
61 seats needed to form a government
To form a government in Israel, a party or coalition needs the support of at least 61 members in the 120-seat Knesset. General elections in the country are scheduled to be held on October 27.
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