Mandate map shifts: 'Eisenkot is the big winner'

Dr. Menachem Lazar said in an interview with Radio 103FM that the poll map is stable: about 50 seats for the coalition, 59-60 for the opposition, and 10 for the Arab parties. He estimated that a new party of Erdan and Edelstein would not transfer votes, and that Segalovich in Ra'am would raise the Arab voter turnout. Lazar claimed that Eisenkot benefits from the decline of 'Together' and rose to 23 seats, and that Shas is weakening due to dissatisfaction among its two constituencies.

Dr. Menachem Lazar, CEO of Lazar Research, said in an interview with Radio 103FM that the bloc picture remains relatively stable: about 50 seats for the coalition bloc, 59-60 for the opposition, and about 10 for the Arab parties. He noted that the main changes are occurring within the blocs. Regarding the possibility that Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein will establish a new party, Lazar said they are targeting disappointed Likud voters and the soft right, but it is not certain that this will transfer votes from side to side. He estimated that the joining of Yoav Segalovich to Ra'am could significantly raise the voter turnout in the Arab society and the number of Ra'am's seats. Lazar claimed that the decline in the power of 'Together' mainly benefits Gadi Eisenkot, who jumped from 12 to 23 seats, while 'Together' dropped from 30 to 15. He explained the weakening of Shas by its difficulty in satisfying its two constituencies: the Haredi and the traditional.

Mandate map shifts: 'Eisenkot is the big winner'