Eisenkot opens up a lead on Netanyahu in new ToI poll, but both blocs shy of majority
Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition Yashar party would win 25 seats in the Knesset while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud would win just 21 if elections were held now, according to a poll published Thursday by The Times of Israel’s Hebrew sister site Zman Yisrael.Yashar has led most polls in recent weeks, though Likud has usually been hot on his heels, tied or a seat or two behind, with the new results indicating a widening margin for Eisenkot.But overall, the poll showed little change in the sizes of the pro- and anti-Netanyahu blocs of parties. The so-called change bloc of Netanyahu’s opponents would win 58 seats, short of a majority of 61 in the 120-seat Knesset, while the pro-Netanyahu parties would win 50 seats.Arab parties would win 12 seats, split evenly between Ra’am and Hadash-Ta’al.Behind the two leading parties, the center-right B’Yachad received 13 seats in the Zman Yisrael…
A recent poll by The Times of Israel's Hebrew sister site Zman Yisrael indicates that former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party would secure 25 Knesset seats, surpassing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, which would win 21. Despite Eisenkot's lead, neither the anti-Netanyahu bloc (58 seats) nor the pro-Netanyahu parties (50 seats) would achieve a majority in the 120-seat Knesset, with Arab parties projected to win 12 seats. The poll, conducted August 12-13 with 500 respondents and a 4.4% margin of error, also shows the Shin Bet is reportedly considering providing Eisenkot with a security detail due to increased threats and his growing prominence ahead of the October 27 elections. Opposition Leader Yair Lapid stated his B'Yachad party would not obstruct an opposition-led government, though he refrained from explicitly endorsing Eisenkot as prime minister, emphasizing, "We and Gadi Eisenkot will know how to form a government. It isn’t a horse race and it isn’t a competition over numbers."
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