A new poll projects Israel’s opposition bloc winning a majority as Netanyahu’s coalition loses support ahead of the 2026 election.
A new poll projects Israel’s opposition bloc winning a majority as Netanyahu’s coalition loses support ahead of the 2026 election. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition predicted to face major election losses.
A new poll has shown Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political bloc at its weakest point ahead of Israel’s next election.survey has projected the opposition bloc to win 62 seats in the 2026 election, while the current coalition could drop to 48.on Friday, the poll comes as Netanyahu advances legislation ahead of the expected dissolution of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, which has 120 seats. A total of 36 percent of respondents said they would vote only for a party aligned with Netanyahu’s bloc, while 12 percent remain undecided about which bloc to support.
Netanyahu’s Likud has lost support and is tied with Yashar! at 22 seats, according to the survey. The opposition, led by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! party is projected to secure a parliamentary majority in the October 27 election. Shas party, separately, has fallen to seven seats, its lowest projected result since winning 11 mandates in the 2022 election. Blue and White and Balad are projected to fall below the 3.25 percent electoral threshold required to enter the Knesset.
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Public confidence in the current government’s decision-making has also weakened ahead of the election. In 2022, about 37,800 people left Israel, while 22,300 returned after spending time abroad, resulting in a net negative migration balance of 15,500. In 2023, 59,400 people left Israel, compared with 29,600 who returned. The negative migration balance rose to 29,800 that year.
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