The election race has intensified in Israel. Eisenkot widens gap with Netanyahu

According to the latest poll by Israeli state television KAN, the leader of the opposition Yashar Party, Gadi Eisenkot, is widening the gap between himself and Benjamin Netanyahu in the race for prime minister.

While 43 percent of those who participated in the opinion poll before the parliamentary election to be held on October 27 stated that the most suitable candidate for the prime ministership was Eisenkot (above left), the rate of those who supported Netanyahu remained at 38 percent.

On the other hand, it was stated that Netanyahu was ahead in the race for prime minister against Naftali Bennett, leader of the opposition Beyahad Party, with 40 percent to 36 percent.

In the scenario where Eisenkot and Bennett face each other, 35 percent of the participants preferred Eisenkot, 22 percent preferred Bennett, while 43 percent found both names inadequate.

Meanwhile, the Netanyahu bloc gained two seats compared to the previous poll, reaching 53 seats. On the other hand, the opposition bloc decreased to 50 seats.

The Likud Party has lost one seat since last week, dropping to 20 seats. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power Party has 9 seats, United Torah Judaism has 8 and Shas has 7 seats. The Religious Zionism–Zehut alliance gains 5 seats.

The Israeli People's Party, led by retired Brigadier General Ofer Winter, passed the election threshold and won 4 seats.