KAN 11 News mandate poll: Ben Gvir surges - at the expense of his biggest rival

A KAN 11 News mandate poll published this evening (Sunday) gives the Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, 22 seats, ahead of Likud, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, with 20. However, the Netanyahu bloc wins 53 seats compared to 50 for the Eisenkot bloc. Itamar Ben Gvir strengthens to nine seats in fourth place, at the expense of Yair Golan and the Democrats, who drop to eight.

A KAN 11 News mandate poll, published this evening (Sunday, 11 October 2026), places the Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, in first place with 22 seats, ahead of Likud, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which receives 20 seats. In third place stands the Bihdad party, led by Naftali Bennett, with 12 seats. The central figure in the poll is the strengthening of Itamar Ben Gvir, whose Otzma Yehudit party wins nine seats and is placed fourth, at the expense of the Democrats, led by Yair Golan, who drop to eight seats. The bloc division gives the Netanyahu bloc 53 seats compared to 50 for the Eisenkot bloc, a gap of three seats. Four other parties win eight seats each: the Democrats, Yisrael Beiteinu, Yahadut HaTorah and the Joint List. Shas receives seven seats, the Religious Zionism and Ra'am five each. At the bottom of the list, Amcha Yisrael, led by Ofer Winter, and the joint party of Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelikha win four seats each.