Seat Poll Shakes Up the Cards: Upheaval at the Top - No Bloc Reaches 61

A new seat poll published by Kan News presents a complex political picture: Likud strengthens to 22 seats, Eisenkot's Yashar party weakens to 21, Bennett's Together drops to 14. The Democrats strengthen to 10 after the primaries. No bloc reaches 61 seats. The poll also examines public attitudes regarding Iran, Netanyahu, and a possible union between Bennett and Lapid.

A new Kan News seat poll, published on July 26, 2026, indicates changes in Israel's political bloc map. Likud under Benjamin Netanyahu strengthens to 22 seats, while Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party weakens by one seat to 21. Naftali Bennett's Together party continues its weakening trend, standing at 14 seats. In the coalition, Otzma Yehudit gets 9 seats, Shas and United Torah Judaism 8 each, and Religious Zionism 5. In the opposition, the Democrats strengthen to 10 seats after the primaries, Yisrael Beiteinu 9, and Tropper and Hendel's party 4. The Arab parties Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am get 5 each. Blue and White and Balad do not pass the electoral threshold. The poll also examined public attitudes: 40% of opposition voters oppose a Bennett-Lapid union; 41% believe Israel should not enter a confrontation with Iran; 34% see Iran as a central threat and 34% see Judea and Samaria; 47% believe Netanyahu is motivated by personal and political considerations in security decisions. The poll indicates a slight strengthening of the Netanyahu bloc, weakening of Eisenkot and Bennett, and the continued survival of Tropper and Hendel's party above the electoral threshold.