Three weeks ago, the leader of the National Unity Party benny gantz Clearly defeated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the elections. 32 mandates against 25 were a clear picture of the public’s preference: they were in favor of dialogue, against perceived extremism. Now, 21 days later – The picture is totally different.
The upward trend currently being enjoyed by Likud and the downward trend of National Unity Party has reached its peak in the latest survey. Maariv and the Lazar Research Institute. Polls published Friday morning show Netanyahu moving ahead of Gantz by three mandates for the first time in three and a half months.
The last poll that showed Netanyahu ahead of Gantz was published on March 23, and it appears judicial reform law continued Against the backdrop of intense protests, the National Unity Party, the most vocal supporter of the judicial reform talks, has been weakened.
Both factions left without majority
As a result of Likud’s gains at the expense of the National Unity Party, the layout of the blocks has also changed when elections are held today.
Whereas three weeks ago, the opposition parties were earning 69 seats (58 if Hadash-Tal and Ram are excluded), four of them went to the coalition parties, who earned 55 seats in the latest poll, meaning that That is, neither side has a clear majority.
Overall Voting Results:Likud: 29 National Unity Party: 26 Yesh Atid: 20 Shas: 9 United Torah Judaism: 7 Hadash-Tal: 5 Israel Beitenu: 5 Religious Zionists: 5 Ram: 5 Otzma Yehudit: 5 Meretz: 4
Labor and Balad failed to cross the electoral threshold, with Labor earning only 1.4% and Balad earning 2.1%.