i24NEWS poll after list closure: Likud maintains its strength, Winter weakens | Full data

An i24NEWS seat projection poll conducted the day after the closure of lists for the 2026 elections shows Likud maintaining its strength with 27 seats, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party losing one seat (22), Bennett gaining one seat (10), and Ofer Winter's Am Yisrael weakening by one seat (4). The bloc map remains tied at 60-48-12.

An i24NEWS seat projection poll conducted by Direct Polls Institute headed by Tzuriel Sharon on September 9, 2026, a day after the closure of lists for the 2026 elections, presents a relatively stable picture with specific changes. Likud maintains its strength as the largest party with 27 seats, unchanged from the previous poll on September 2. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party loses one seat and stands at 22 seats. Naftali Bennett's Together party gains one seat and receives 10 seats. The Democrats remain with 9 seats, Torah Judaism with 8, and Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit gains one seat to 8 seats. Yisrael Beitenu, Shas, and the Joint List maintain 7 seats each. Religious Zionism and Zehut, running together, maintain 6 seats, Ra'am with 5. Ofer Winter's Am Yisrael closes the list with 4 seats, a decrease of one seat. The bloc map remains identical to the previous poll: Coalition 60, Opposition 48, Arab parties 12. The parties that do not pass the electoral threshold: The Reservists and The Economic Party with 1.4%, Blue and White with 1.1%. The poll was conducted among 1,054 adult respondents using a digital system combined with a panel, with a sampling error of ±3.0%.