'Change bloc,' Netanyahu bloc each poll at 52 seats one month before Israel election - poll

A Kan News poll one month before the Israeli election shows the Netanyahu and 'change' blocs tied at 52 seats each. Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, remains the largest party at 23 seats but lost one, while Likud gained one to reach 21. Beyachad polls at 11, Democrats and Yisrael Beytenu at 9 each. The Reservists party at 4 seats may be the deciding factor for a coalition majority.

A new Kan News election poll, published on Sunday evening, shows the Netanyahu bloc and the 'change' bloc deadlocked at 52 seats each, one month before the Israeli election. Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, remains the largest single party at 23 seats, though it lost one seat compared to the previous poll. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud gained one seat, rising to 21. Beyachad, led by Naftali Bennett, is the third-largest party at 11 seats but continues to lose ground. Yair Golan's Democrats and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beytenu each gained one mandate, polling at nine seats each. Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit lost a seat, dropping to seven. The poll also found that 55% support disqualifying the Joint List and 54% support disqualifying Ra'am from the elections. Benny Gantz's Blue and White, Motti Leitner's Haredi Public, and Avi Maoz's Noam Party all failed to pass the electoral threshold. The deciding factor for forming a majority coalition could be the Reservists party, led by Yoav Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, which polls at four seats. On the question of prime ministerial preference, 39% prefer Netanyahu over Eisenkot (38%), while 42% prefer Netanyahu over Bennett (33%).