Dramatic Poll: Gadi Eisenkot’s Party Takes the Lead
According to a Channel 12 poll, the "Yashar!" party led by Gadi Eisenkot has taken first place, surpassing Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud. The coalition is losing ground while the opposition block strengthens.
A mandate poll conducted by Channel 12 presents a significant shift in the Israeli political landscape, with the "Yashar! with Eisenkot" party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, taking the lead with 24 mandates.
Following closely in second place is the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, with 22 mandates. The third position is held by the "Beyachad" party, led by Naftali Bennett, which shows significant strength with 15 mandates.
The remaining distribution of seats is as follows:
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The Democrats (Yair Golan) — 11 mandates
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Yisrael Beiteinu (Avigdor Lieberman) — 10 mandates
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United Torah Judaism (Yitzhak Goldknopf) — 8 mandates
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Otzma Yehudit (Itamar Ben Gvir) — 8 mandates
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Shas (Aryeh Deri) — 7 mandates
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Religious Zionism (Bezalel Smotrich) — 5 mandates
In the Arab sector, representation is split equally: Hadash-Ta'al (Yousef Jabareen and Ahmad Tibi) and Ra'am (Mansour Abbas) each receive 5 mandates.
Several parties failed to cross the electoral threshold: Balad (Sami Abu Shehadeh) at 1.8%, HaAchdut (Gilad Erdan) at 1.7%, Beit Tzioni - HaMiluimnikim (Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel) at 1.5%, and Blue and White (Benny Gantz) at 1.4%.
The block analysis shows a clear advantage for the opposition: the anti-Netanyahu block reaches 70 mandates (60 from Zionist opposition parties and 10 from Arab parties). Conversely, the coalition parties are at a low point with only 50 mandates.
