Internal polls reveal: One bloc has a majority to form a government | First publication

Internal polls in Likud indicate that Netanyahu's bloc could win 61–63 seats, enough for a majority. The party stresses the need to maximize voter turnout and rejects President Herzog's idea of a unity government. A Likud official tells Herzog he has nothing to sell but to ask nicely. The President's Residence forcefully denies reports of contacts for a unity government.

Internal polls in Likud reveal that Netanyahu's bloc has a majority to form a government, with a forecast of 61–63 seats. The party emphasizes the need to maximize voter turnout among right-wing voters, where there is potential for three additional seats, while also seeking to reduce vote leakage to parties that may remain below the electoral threshold. In closed conversations, Netanyahu said it is to be hoped there will be security quiet until the elections, without surprises or escalation, against the backdrop of claims that he might be interested in a security flare-up before the elections. Likud rejects the idea of a unity government proposed by President Isaac Herzog. A party official says Herzog has nothing to sell and nothing to offer but to ask nicely, and that in the current political reality even his father, Chaim Herzog, would not have succeeded in forming such a government. The President's Residence issued a firm denial: the President has not spoken about a unity government with any candidate or Knesset member, and the matter will be discussed only after the election results are received.