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New poll: Likud surpasses Blue and White, right-wing bloc wins out
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA new poll by the Walla news site shows Likud surpassing Blue and White in the April 9 election, winning 32 seats. Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid’s party takes 29.
It also shows a drop in Gantz’s popularity as a candidate for prime minister, with only 28 percent preferring him as leader compared to 46% for Netanyahu.
With both Yisrael Beytenu and Zehut passing the electoral threshold, the right-wing bloc grows to 68 seats compared to 52 for the center-left bloc.
The poll shows Likud at 32 seats; Blue and White at 29; Hadash-Ta’al at 9; Labor at 8; Union of Right Wing Parties at 7; New Right, United Torah Judaism and Meretz at 6; Yisrael Beytenu at 5; Shas, Kulanu and Zehut at 4.
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