Opinion polls published by Israel’s two nightly news shows put the newly named Zionist Camp — the merged Labor-Hatnua list — slightly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud with two months to go before the March 17 elections.
Labor party leader Isaac Herzog and Hatnua leader Tzipi Livni at a Labor party event in Shefayim at which the Labor primary results were announced, January 14, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The polls suggest, however, that Isaac Herzog’s left-of-center Zionist Camp and Netanyahu’s right-of-center Likud could each struggle to form a coalition, and that if the figures hold firm, some kind of unity government between them might become a likely option. However, the electorate has proved itself volatile in years past, and the poll findings are likely to keep shifting in the weeks ahead.
Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference in Tel Aviv, January 1, 2015. (Amir Levy/Flash90)
Channel 10’s findings were as follows: Zionist Camp 24 seats; Likud 20; Jewish Home 16; Arab parties (Ra’am-Taal/Balad and Hadash) 12; Yesh Atid 10; Kulanu 10; United Torah Judaism 7; Shas 6; Meretz 6; Yisrael Beytenu 5; Ha’am Itanu 4.
Channel 2’s poll findings were as follows: Zionist Camp 25 seats; Likud 23; Jewish Home 16; Yesh Atid 11; Kulanu 8; Yisrael Beytenu 7; Shas 7; United Torah Judaism 7; Ra’am-Taal/Balad 6; Meretz 5; Hadash 5.
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