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Poll: Likud Tied with Zionist Opposition Bloc at 52 Seats Each

التحريرPublished: 2026-10-09 12:14 · 2 min read

A Friday poll showed the Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu tied in seats with the bloc of Zionist opposition parties, with each side winning 52 seats, while the "Yishar" party led by Gadi Eizenkot topped the results.

Poll: Likud Tied with Zionist Opposition Bloc at 52 Seats Each

A poll conducted on Friday showed that the Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tied in seats with the bloc of Zionist opposition parties, with each side receiving 52 seats.

The poll was carried out by the Lazar Research Institute, headed by Menachem Lazar, in cooperation with the company Panel4ALL.

The parties' results were as follows: the "Yishar" party led by Gadi Eizenkot 21 seats, followed by the Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu 20 seats. The "Ma'an" party received 13 seats, the Democrats 9 seats, and Yisrael Beiteinu led by Avigdor Lieberman 9 seats, while Otzma Yehudit led by Itamar Ben-Gvir won 8 seats.

The Joint Arab List obtained 7 seats, as did United Torah Judaism with 7 seats, and Shas with 7 seats. The Religious Zionism party received 6 seats, the United Arab List received 5 seats, and the parties "Amich Israel" and "Reservists and the Economic" each won 4 seats.

The poll indicated the Zionist opposition bloc declined by one seat as a result of the Democrats losing one seat, while the rest of the bloc's parties maintained their strength. Conversely, Otzma Yehudit fell by one seat while Religious Zionism rose by one seat, and the Arab parties maintained their combined strength at 12 seats.

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