i24NEWS Poll: Likud Strengthens by Two Seats Ahead of Primaries, Otzma Yehudit Loses One | Full Data

An i24NEWS poll conducted on August 13, 2026, by Direct Polls shows Likud strengthening by two seats to 30, while Otzma Yehudit loses one seat to 7. Eisenkot's Yashar remains stable at 23, Bennett strengthens to 8, and the coalition gets 59 seats against 50 for the change bloc and 11 for the Arab parties.

A new i24NEWS poll, conducted on August 13, 2026, by Direct Polls headed by Zuriel Sharon, indicates Likud strengthening by two additional seats, to 30 seats, ahead of the party's primaries. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party remains stable with 23 seats, and the Democrats hold 10. Yisrael Beiteinu and United Torah Judaism are stable with 9 each, Shas with 8, and Bennett's Together party strengthens by one seat to 8. Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit loses one seat to 7, Hadash-Ta'al loses two to 6, and Religious Zionism and Ra'am hold 5 each. Parties that do not pass the electoral threshold include Zehut, Beit Tzioni, the Economic Party, HaAchdut, Balad, Blue and White, and Noam for Israel. Bloc picture: the coalition gets 59 seats, the change bloc 50, and the Arab parties 11. The sample was conducted among 512 adult respondents, with a sampling error of ±4.2%.