Final poll: 82% intend to vote... Eisenkot leads Netanyahu

Tel Aviv - Ofoq News - The final poll for the Israeli Knesset elections showed, four days before the polling date, that the Yashar Party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, topped the list of parties with 22 seats, ahead of the Likud Party led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which obtained 19 seats, at a time when the gap between the two competing blocs widened.

According to the results of the poll for the Israeli Channel 13, the “Ofek News” party led by Naftali Bennett came third with 14 seats, followed by the “Democrats” party headed by Yair Golan with 10 seats, then the Joint List with 9 seats.

The “Israel Our Home” parties led by Avigdor Lieberman, the “Religious Zionism” parties led by Bezalel Smotrich, “Otzma Yehudit,” and “United Torah Judaism” led by Moshe Feiglin won 8 seats each, while the “Shas” and “United” parties won 7 seats each.

On the other hand, the “Amach Yisrael” party, led by Ofer Winter, and the “Reservists and Economists” party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, failed to exceed the electoral threshold of 3.25%, after they obtained 3.1% and 3% of the votes, respectively. The General Urdu Party, led by Moti Leitner, received only 1.3%.

At the bloc level, the poll showed that Eisenkot’s bloc obtained 54 seats, compared to 50 seats for Netanyahu’s bloc, while the Arab parties are expected to obtain 16 seats, making them an influential factor in determining the form of the next government.

In a question regarding the most suitable person to assume prime ministership, Eisenkot widened the gap with Netanyahu, as 47% of participants preferred him, compared to 27% for the current prime minister.

The poll showed that 82% of participants definitely intend to vote on Election Day, while 60% said that they would not change their vote under any circumstances until polling time, while 28% indicated the possibility of voting for another party within the political bloc that they support.

Regarding possible scenarios for forming a government, 34% of respondents expressed their preference for holding new elections in the event that any of the blocs is unable to obtain 61 seats, which is the number required to form a government that enjoys the confidence of the Knesset.

On the other hand, 26% preferred forming a minority government from the Change Bloc, with the Arab parties abstaining from voting, while 18% supported the formation of a national unity government alternating between Netanyahu and Eisenkot. 5% also supported the formation of a government headed by Eisenkot with the support of the Haredi parties, while 17% said they did not know which option they preferred.