A new Israeli opinion poll shows a decline in support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, which is now tied with the Yashar party led by former Israeli Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot.
The poll indicates that Yashar party surpasses Netanyahu in the polling index, which assesses the party’s suitability for the premiership.
The poll, conducted on Sunday by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan), surveyed 1,103 Israelis aged 18 and over, including Arab citizens, with a margin of error of 2.9 percent.
According to the Kan 11 poll, Likud lost one seat, dropping to 23, the same number as Eisenkot’s party.
Together party, led by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, remains the third-largest party, with 14 seats – up one from last week.
Three parties share fourth place with 10 seats each: Yisrael Beiteinu, the Democrats and Otzma Yehudit. Yisrael Beiteinu and the Democrats held steady, while Otzma Yehudit gained two seats.
United Torah Judaism also maintained its strength at eight seats. Shas, meanwhile, fell by one seat to seven. Hadash-Ta’al gained one seat to reach six, while Ra’am lost one and is projected to win five. Religious Zionism also fell by one seat, to four.
Source: Israeli media (translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)