Eisenkot Leads Most Polls, but Netanyahu Shortens Distance, According to some of the Top Pollers
- On Wednesday, a Channel 13 poll projected the bloc supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will win 54 seats, narrowly leading the 52 seats projected for the bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot.
- Likud, led by Netanyahu, dropped to 18 seats—its lowest tally in recent months—while Eisenkot's Yashar party emerged as the largest with 22 seats.
- Naftali Bennett's Beyachad party holds 12 seats while The Democrats maintain 10 seats, according to the poll of 886 respondents with a 3.3 percent margin of error.
- Political analyst Barak Seri noted the bloc opposing Netanyahu has weakened, losing six to seven seats over two months and now polling at around 53 to 54 seats.
- Seri argued that the bloc's focus on forming a government without 61 seats drives away undecided voters, suggesting instead a return to core issues like October 7.
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Recent opinion polls published in Israel show that the ruling bloc led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost its parliamentary majority in the general elections scheduled for October 27, but the opposition has also failed to secure enough seats to form a government.
Israel's head of government is fighting for political survival – and is working to ensure that its challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, cannot form a coalition after the election.
Ahead of the Israeli general election, Retired General Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as a strong challenger to Prime Minister Netanyahu's one-man lead. A former soldier who sacrificed his family on the battlefield, he is rising as an alternative for new leadership by presenting the normalization of military service and an exit strategy to voters weary of war.
Some 48 percent of Israelis would prefer Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot as prime minister, compared to 40 percent for incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if parliamentary elections were held now, a poll published on Tuesday showed. The poll, published by the Israeli daily Maariv, shows Eisenkot leading Netanyahu in a head-to-head race for prime minister. The poll was conducted by Lazar Research and Panel4All on September 16-17 with 4,…
Yashar party leader receives 45% support against 36% for Netanyahu as preferred prime minister
Eisenkot leads most polls, but Netanyahu shortens distance, according to some of the top pollers
Across the five polls, Eisenkot’s Yashar averaged 22.2 seats, ahead of Likud’s 21.2, while the bloc picture remained inconclusive with the Netanyahu leading by a thin margin.
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