Maariv's Mandate Poll | Sign of Life: After the Eulogies – The Party Showing Signs of Recovery

Maariv's weekly mandate poll shows a strengthening of the right-wing bloc by 2 seats to 51, while the change bloc weakens by 2 to 53. The Yashar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, loses one seat and stands at 21, but Likud strengthens by one seat to 19. 67% of Israelis fear a security event on the scale of October 7.

Maariv's weekly mandate poll, published on October 2, 2026, indicates a shift in the balance of power between the blocs. The right-wing bloc strengthens by two seats to 51, while the change bloc weakens by two seats to 53. The Yashar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, which has received eulogies in the media, loses one seat and stands at 21, but remains the largest party. Likud strengthens by one seat to 19, and the Democrats weaken by one seat to 10. Religious Zionism-Identity loses one seat and stands at 5. The Reservists and Am Yisrael pass the electoral threshold with 4 seats each, but have not yet reached safe ground. The undecided rate drops to only 6.4%. Meanwhile, 67% of Israelis fear a security event on the scale of October 7, 2023 – 43% are quite afraid and 24% are very afraid. The fear is shared by coalition voters (65%) and opposition voters (77%), but with different intensity.