From 24 seats to the shadow of Bennett: the defeat of Yesh Atid in the elections

In the 2022 elections, Yair Lapid led Yesh Atid to 24 seats. Now, after the merger with Naftali Bennett, the Together list stands at 12 seats according to preliminary results from 77% of the votes. Only five of the 12 realistic slots belong to Yesh Atid members. Gadi Eisenkot leads with 21 seats.

In the 2022 elections, Yair Lapid led Yesh Atid to 24 seats, making it the second-largest party in the Knesset. Now, after the merger with Naftali Bennett, the Together list stands at only 12 seats according to preliminary results based on 77% of the votes. Of the top 12 positions on the list, only five belong to Yesh Atid members, compared to seven associated with Bennett. Lapid, who served as prime minister, is in second place on the list after Bennett. Meanwhile, Gadi Eisenkot and his Yashar list lead with 21 seats in the change bloc. The article notes that veterans Meir Cohen, Miki Levy, and Boaz Toporovsky have retired, while Elazar Stern moved to Eisenkot. The decision to merge with Bennett was intended to create an alternative to Netanyahu, but according to current results, the union does not replicate Yesh Atid's 2022 achievement.