New Channel 14 Poll Shows Right-Wing Bloc Steady at 64 Mandates

A new Channel 14 poll conducted by NEXT DATA and analyzed by Shlomo Filber shows a stable political landscape regarding bloc distribution, alongside minor shifts among individual parties.

Bloc Distribution Remains Unchanged

According to the data, the bloc map remains identical to the previous poll from September 9: the right-wing bloc maintains its strength with 64 mandates, the left-wing bloc stands at 44 mandates, and Arab parties hold 12 mandates.

Party Breakdown and Shifts

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party leads the poll but drops by one mandate to 30 mandates. Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! party also weakens by one mandate, securing 21 mandates. Conversely, Yair Golan’s The Democrats strengthen by one mandate, rising to 9 mandates. The BeYachad joint list and United Torah Judaism each drop by one mandate, standing at 8 mandates each.

Other parties show varying degrees of stability or slight movement:

• Shas remains unchanged with 10 mandates.

• Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism remain stable with 8 mandates each.

• The Joint List strengthens by one mandate to 7 mandates.

• Yisrael Beytenu drops by one mandate to 6 mandates.

• Ra'am weakens by one mandate to 5 mandates.

Several parties fail to pass the electoral threshold:

• Ofer Winter’s party rises slightly to 2.3%.

• Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelecha’s party rises to 2.1%.

• Blue and White receives 0.4%.

• Noam stands at 0.3%.

• The Haredi Public party receives 0.2%.

Suitability for Prime Minister

Regarding suitability for the premiership, Benjamin Netanyahu leads unchanged at 51% support. Gadi Eisenkot gains one percentage point to reach 35%, while Naftali Bennett drops by 2% to stand at 9%. Avigdor Lieberman records a one-point increase to 5%. In a direct head-to-head matchup between Netanyahu and Eisenkot, Netanyahu leads with 53% support compared to Eisenkot's 47%.