Channel 13 poll: Eisenkot's party leads with 20 seats and Bennett jumps to 14

Tel Aviv - Ofoq News - An opinion poll published by the Israeli Channel 13, Monday evening, showed that the Yashar Party headed by Gadi Eisenkot leads the electoral scene by winning 20 seats, followed by the Likud Party headed by Benjamin Netanyahu with 18 seats, while Naftali Bennett’s party rose from 12 to 14 seats.

According to the poll, the “Democrats” party headed by Yair Golan maintained 9 seats, as well as the Joint List, while the “Israel Our Home” party headed by Avigdor Lieberman declined by one seat to 8 seats.

The "Religious Zionism" party headed by Bezalel Smotrich rose to 7 seats, equal to the "Jewish Power" party headed by Itamar Ben Gvir, while the Shas party also won 7 seats.

The United Arab List party, headed by Mansour Abbas, won 6 seats, while the “People of Israel” party, headed by Ofer Winter, and the “Economic Reserve Soldiers” party, headed by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, exceeded the electoral threshold by winning 4 seats each.

The poll indicated that it was conducted before the withdrawal of Benny Gantz, whose party was unable to pass the electoral threshold, and the Haredi Republican Party failed to pass it.

Map of camps

Regarding the distribution of seats between the camps, the opposition camp led by Eisenkot obtained 51 seats, compared to 50 seats for the coalition camp led by Netanyahu, while the Arab parties obtained 15 seats, and the party of Hendel and Zelekha obtained 4 seats.

When looking at positions toward Netanyahu more broadly, the poll showed that opponents of his survival won 70 seats, compared to 50 seats for his supporters.

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu on the question of prime minister

In a question about the most suitable person to assume prime ministership, 46% of respondents preferred Gadi Eisenkot, compared to 38% who preferred Benjamin Netanyahu, while 16% said they did not know.

Regarding the form of government that respondents would like to see after the elections, 33% supported the formation of a unity government, while 31% preferred a full right-wing government, compared to 23% who supported a full government from opposition parties.

If the elections were not decided and neither camp was able to form a government, 52% preferred holding new elections, while 32% supported the formation of a unity government alternating between Eisenkot and Netanyahu.

Doubts about the motives of the war before the elections

The poll also examined the extent of Israelis' confidence in the government if Israel decided to go to war before the elections, and whether the decision would be based on objective considerations.

47% of respondents said that they do not trust the government, and that they believe that the decision will be a politically motivated step, while 33% expressed their confidence in it, and 20% said that their position depends on the circumstances.