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Netanyahu alliance falls to 51 seats in Israeli election poll
A poll released six days before Israel’s election projected Netanyahu’s alliance at 51 seats and the Gadi Eisenkot-led bloc at 55. Eisenkot received 44% support as the preferred choice for prime minister, while neither bloc reached the 61 seats required to form a government.
A poll published six days before the planned elections in Israel found that no political bloc had secured the majority needed to form a government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alliance was projected to win 51 seats, while the bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot rose to 55.
Eisenkot received 44% support in the ranking of preferred candidates for prime minister. The figure was 33% for Netanyahu, while 6% of respondents answered “I don’t know” and 17% said “Neither.” In the previous poll, 5% had answered “I don’t know.”
No political bloc reached 61 seats
Netanyahu’s alliance lost two seats compared with the previous poll. Neither Netanyahu’s alliance nor Eisenkot’s bloc secured the 61-seat majority required to form a government in the Israeli Knesset.
Eisenkot’s 44% support for prime minister fell by one percentage point from 45% in the previous poll. Netanyahu’s figure remained unchanged at 33%.
Yashar leads party projections
In the party distribution projections, Yashar, led by Eisenkot, came first with 23 seats. Likud, led by Netanyahu, fell by two seats from the previous poll to 19.
The Together Party, led by Naftali Bennett, continued its rise with a projection of 15 seats, gaining one seat compared with the previous poll. The Amha Yisrael Party, led by Ofer Winter, passed the electoral threshold and secured four seats.
Opposition bloc projected to win 69 seats
According to the poll projections, the opposition bloc would hold 69 seats. Of these, 55 would belong to Zionist parties and 14 to Arab parties, while Netanyahu’s alliance would remain at 51 seats.
Elections in Israel are planned for October 27. The contest continues between Netanyahu’s alliance and opposition parties as political divisions over the government’s future persist.
Netanyahu said Sunday that he was not certain he would win the election and that he was “very worried.” The Israeli Knesset has 120 seats, and at least 61 lawmakers must support a government for it to be formed.
Netanyahu has led the government since late 2022. On November 21, 2024, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu on suspicion of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians.
Netanyahu has also been on trial in Israel since 2020 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Netanyahu denies the charges.
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