Who do Israelis want to vote for – a fresh election poll
According to a poll by i24 News, the Likud party leads with 31 seats, followed by Yashar with 24. Data from other channels varies: Channel 14 gives Likud 32 seats, while Channel 12 gives it 22, putting Eisenkot's party in first place.
A fresh poll by i24 News (Channel 15) shows that the Likud party maintains its lead with a forecast of 31 parliamentary seats, one less than its current representation in the Knesset. In second place with 24 seats is the Yashar party led by Gadi Eisenkot. Closing the top three are Yair Golan's Democrats with 11 seats, while the centrist bloc of Bennett and Lapid, 'Be-Yahad', receives 9 seats. The remaining parties are distributed as follows: United Torah Judaism, Yisrael Beiteinu, and Shas — 8 seats each; Ben-Gvir's Jewish Strength — 6; Smotrich's Religious Zionists, Ra'am, and Hadash-Ta'al — 5 each. Experts note a significant spread in data between channels, attributing this to their editorial orientation. For example, Channel 14 gives Likud 32 seats, while Channel 12 gives it 22, putting Eisenkot's party in first place. The article highlights high volatility in electoral sentiment and the difficulty of accurate forecasting.