Maariv pollster determines: Yair Golan's statement will not drive votes to the other side | Listen

Maariv pollster Menachem Lazar stated on 103FM that Yair Golan's controversial remark will not drive votes to the rival bloc, but may drive votes away from Golan to other parties within his own bloc. Lazar identifies a gap between the blocs: optimism in the coalition versus higher motivation in the opposition. The article also mentions the drama surrounding Winter, Handel, and Zalicha regarding the electoral threshold.

Eleven days before the 2026 elections, Maariv pollster Menachem Lazar stated in an interview on 103FM that Yair Golan's controversial remark will not drive votes from his bloc to the rival bloc. However, Lazar qualifies that the remark may drive votes away from Golan to other parties within the same bloc. Lazar identifies a surprising gap between the blocs: there is higher optimism in the coalition, but higher motivation to vote in the opposition. The article also mentions the drama surrounding Winter, Handel, and Zalicha regarding the electoral threshold. Lazar adds that he checked himself repeatedly and the results are what they are. The article relies on a single source—the pollster himself—and does not include responses from political figures or precise numerical data.