According to Israeli poll, Eisenkot widens gap with Netanyahu in prime ministerial race

In the latest poll by Israeli state television KAN, it was seen that the leader of the opposition Yashar Party, Gadi Eisenkot, has widened the gap between him and Benjamin Netanyahu in the race for prime minister.

While 43 percent of those who participated in the public opinion poll in Israel stated that Eisenkot was the most suitable candidate for the prime ministership, 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 stated that they found both names inadequate.

Netanyahu bloc increased its seat count

The Netanyahu bloc strengthened by gaining 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.

In the opposition bloc, Naftali Bennett's Beyahad Party maintained its position with 12 seats, and the Democrats maintained their positions with 8 seats. Eisenkot's Yashar Party lost one seat, falling to 22 seats. Avigdor Liberman's Israel Our Home Party can get 8 seats.

The poll predicted a total of 13 seats for parties representing Palestinian Israeli citizens. Eight of them go to the Joint List and five to the United Arab List (Raam Party) led by Mansour Abbas.

In Israel, the prime minister is not directly elected by the people. The post of Prime Minister is assumed by the person who manages to form a government that can receive the vote of confidence of at least 61 deputies in the Parliament.

30 percent of voters are undecided

It is noteworthy that some voters are undecided before the parliamentary elections to be held in Israel on October 27.

30 percent of those surveyed said they had not yet decided who they would vote for.

The rate of undecided voters was recorded as 24 percent among far-right coalition bloc voters and 20 percent among opposition voters.

On the other hand, 26 percent of the participants planned to vote for a different bloc than the one they voted for in the previous election, while 21 percent said they would not go to the polls.