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Monday, March 12, 2018
Poll: Netanyahu would cruise to victory if elections held
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party would win a sweeping mandate if fresh elections were held, according to a poll published this evening.
The Hadashot TV news survey says Likud would win 30 seats, matching its current total. Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid would win 21 seats, which would be 10 seats more than its current tally, but still well behind Likud.
Following Yesh Atid, the poll says the Zionist Union would win 13 (24 currently) seats, the Joint (Arab) List 12 (13), Jewish Home 11 (13), Meretz 7 (5), United Torah Judaism 7 (6) and Kulanu 6 (10).
Orly Levy-Abekasis, an independent lawmaker, who announced last week that she will establish a new party, would win 5 seats, the poll says, followed by Yisrael Beytenu with 4 (5). Shas would also win 4 (7) seats, according to the survey.
A Channel 10 survey published tonight put Likud at 29 seats and Yesh Atid at 24.
The survey says Joint List would win 13 seats, Zionist Union 11, Jewish Home 11, Meretz 9, Kulanu 6, Yisrael Beytenu 6, United Torah Judaism 6 and Shas 5.
The publication of the polls comes as coalition infighting over legislation that would exempt ultra-Orthodox students from military service threatens to bring down the government and lead to fresh elections.
The Times of Israel Community.