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Netanyahu struggles with campaign strategy as Likud slips in polls: report

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu privately expressed concern over Likud's loss of 10 seats in recent polls.
  • He reportedly stated he does not know how to win back the lost support and fears defeat without a strategy change.
  • The concerns arise amid the launch of a new party by Ofer Winter, which polls suggest could impact the right-wing bloc.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has privately voiced significant concerns about his party's electoral prospects, reportedly stating, "We lost 10 seats; I don't know how to get them back." According to a Kan News report, Netanyahu is struggling to devise a winning campaign strategy for the upcoming election and believes Likud will lose unless the situation changes.

These reported worries suggest a deep skepticism towards polls that might show favorable results for him. Netanyahu apparently feels the reality on the ground is worse than surveys indicate. His uncertainty comes at a critical juncture for the Likud party, which faces a challenging political landscape.

We lost 10 seats; I don't know how to get them back.

— Benjamin NetanyahuReportedly expressing concern about Likud's declining poll numbers in private conversations.

The reported anxieties coincide with the recent launch of a new political party by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter, named People of Israel. Early polling indicates this new party could capture five seats, potentially pushing Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party below the electoral threshold required to enter the Knesset.

In response to the Kan News report, Likud issued a strong denial, calling the report "Fake news" and asserting, "Likud under Benjamin Netanyahu will win the election." The party maintains that the reporting is based on inaccurate polling data.

Fake news, you're looking at the wrong polls. Likud under Benjamin Netanyahu will win the election.

— Likud Party SpokespersonResponding to a report about Prime Minister Netanyahu's electoral concerns.
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