i24NEWS poll: Winter strengthens at Ben Gvir's expense, gap between Likud and Eisenkot grows | Mandate map

A Direct Polls survey for i24NEWS shows a stable picture at the bloc level: 60 seats for the coalition, 48 for the opposition, and 12 for the Arab parties. Likud remains steady at 27, Yashar drops from 22 to 21. The notable change: Otzma Yehudit weakens from 8 to 7, while Winter's Am Yisrael strengthens from 4 to 5. Yisrael Beiteinu rises from 7 to 8.

A new Direct Polls survey for i24NEWS, published on September 17, 2026, presents a stable picture at the bloc level: 60 seats for the coalition, 48 for the opposition, and 12 for the Arab parties – unchanged from the previous poll. Likud remains steady at 27 seats. The 'Yashar' party led by Gadi Eisenkot continues to erode, dropping from 22 to 21 seats. The most notable change is within the right-wing bloc: Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit weakens by one seat (from 8 to 7), and Ofir Winter's Am Yisrael strengthens by one seat (from 4 to 5). Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu strengthens from 7 to 8 seats. 'Together' weakens from 10 to 9, while 'The Democrats' strengthen from 9 to 10. The remaining parties – Religious Zionism and Zehut, United Torah Judaism, and Shas – remain unchanged.