Channel 13 Poll: A Tie at the Top and Netanyahu's Bloc Expands the Gap

Tel Aviv - Afaq News - A poll published by "Channel 13 News" in Israel showed that the "Yesh Atid" party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, and the "Likud" party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are tied at the top of the electoral scene, each with 20 seats, about three weeks before the elections.

According to the poll, "Yesh Atid" has decreased by one seat compared to the previous poll, while "Likud" has increased by one seat, resulting in both parties having 20 seats each.

At the level of blocs, Netanyahu's bloc rises to 55 seats, compared to 50 seats for the opposition bloc, while the Arab parties receive 15 seats.

The "Afaq News" party, led by Naftali Bennett, came in third with 12 seats, an increase of one seat, followed by the "Democrats" party, led by Yair Golan, with 10 seats, a decrease of one seat.

The Joint List, which includes "Hadash", "Ta'al", and "Balad", ranked fifth with 9 seats, followed by the parties "Yisrael Beiteinu", "Otzma Yehudit", and "Yahadut HaTorah" with 8 seats each.

The "Shas" and "Religious Zionism" parties each received 7 seats, while the "Ra'am" party gained one seat to reach 6 seats. The "Our Home Israel" party, led by Ofer Winter, received 5 seats.

In contrast, several parties did not surpass the electoral threshold, including "Reserve Soldiers - Economic" led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha with 2.9%, the "Haredi Public" with 1.1%, and "Blue and White" led by Benny Gantz with 0.8%.

In the question of preference for the premiership, Eizenkot continued to lead with 44%, compared to 40% for Netanyahu, who narrowed the gap between himself and his competitor.

On the occasion of the three-year anniversary of the events of October 7, the survey asked participants whether such events could happen again, to which 63% answered positively, while only 20% believed they could not be repeated.

Participants were also asked who won the war, with 37% stating that Israel won, compared to 13% who said Hamas won, while 50% said that neither side won or that they did not know.

Regarding the model of the investigative committee supported by the public, 54% supported the formation of an official investigative committee appointed by the Chief Justice, compared to 33% who supported the formation of a political committee appointed by the Knesset.

The survey was conducted by "Hamadad" in collaboration with "Stat-Net" and "Sample Project" and "Iskaria", with the participation of statistical consulting entities, and included 1,013 respondents, with a margin of error of 2.5%.

Survey by "Channel 14": Eizenkot significantly narrows the gap with Netanyahu

A survey published by the Israeli "News 14" channel today, Wednesday, showed a decrease in the gap between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of the "Yashar" party, Gadi Eizenkot, in the event of a direct confrontation for the premiership, just three weeks before the elections.

According to the survey, Netanyahu received 52% support in the direct confrontation question, compared to 48% for Eizenkot.

This represents a noticeable change compared to a poll published on September 17, in which Netanyahu received 57% compared to 43% for Eizenkot, meaning that Netanyahu lost 5 percentage points in less than three weeks, while Eizenkot's support increased by the same amount.

This trend continued compared to last week's poll. In a poll published on October 1, Netanyahu received 54% compared to 46% for Eizenkot, while the current poll shows Netanyahu's decline to 52% and Eizenkot's rise to 48%.