Yashar! leads polls, Eisenkot preferred for PM if elections held today

A recent Channel 12 poll suggests Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party would emerge as the largest faction in the Knesset, securing 24 seats if elections were held today. The survey also found that Eisenkot is the preferred candidate for prime minister, leading current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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If elections for the Knesset were held today, which party would you vote for?

The poll, conducted by the Midgam Institute, indicated that the entry of new parties has shifted the political balance. While coalition voters expressed satisfaction with agreements between Netanyahu and ultra-Orthodox parties and desired their continued participation in government, opposition voters revealed a preference for forming a government with outside support from an Arab party if their bloc fails to achieve the necessary 61 seats for a majority. However, without the support of Arab parties, neither bloc would reach the required majority.

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Eisenkot remained the preferred candidate for prime minister, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Eisenkot garnered 43% support in the poll for suitability as prime minister, compared to Netanyahu's 37%. When opposition voters were asked about their preferred course of action if a majority was not achieved, 44% favored seeking support from an Arab party, while 28% preferred new elections. Other options included forming a unity government with Likud or a government with a Haredi party.

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Most opposition voters said they would prefer to form a government that relied on outside support from an Arab party if their bloc failed to secure the 61 seats needed for a majority.