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Poll indicates Likud losing seats to far-right Religious Zionism
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From left to right: Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben Gvir, Prime Minister and Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, and Religious Zionism head MK Bezalel Smotrich, in 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
A poll published today by the Kan public broadcasters indicates that Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud is losing votes to the far-right Religious Zionism party.
The poll forecasts Likud with 31 seats, its lowest tally in polls in recent months, while Religious Zionism hits a high of 14 seats.
The poll puts Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party on 25 seats; National Unity on 11; Shas, 8; UTJ, 7; Yisrael Beiteynu, 7; Labor, 5; Meretz, 4; Joint List, 4; and Ra’am, 4.
Netanyahu’s religious-right bloc sits on 60, still just short of a majority in the 120-seat parliament.
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