As rumors abound of the possibility of new elections, a poll published by ultra-Orthodox radio station Kol Chai shows if a vote were held today, the ruling Likud party would maintain its hold on power, while chief rival Zionist Union would drop to a mere eight Knesset seats.
The poll, conducted by the Geocartography institute, shows Likud dropping by three seats to 27, while Yesh Atid leaps from 11 seats to 21.
Jewish Home would jump from eight seats to 14, the Joint (Arab) List would maintain its 13 and United Torah Judaism would go from six to 10 seats.
Isaac Herzog leads a Zionist Union faction meeting in the Knesset on February 22, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Zionist Union (currently with 24), Yisrael Beytenu (six) and Meretz (five) would all be tied with eight seats.
Moshe Kahlon’s Kulanu party would drop from 10 seats to seven and Shas would fall from seven seats to four, just squeaking into the Knesset.
The poll does not include the possibility of a challenge from a party made up of Netanyahu defectors Moshe Ya’alon and Gideon Sa’ar, which analysts say could dent Likud’s hold on power.
The station’s report on the poll does not detail when it was conducted or how many people were polled.
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