TV polls: Gantz’s party slips slightly after government exit, remains largest faction

Three TV polls that aired last night following the exit of Benny Gantz from the government show his National Unity party slipping slightly but remaining the most popular faction among potential voters, were an election to be held today.

The often unreliable, but nevertheless influential polls from Channels 11, 12 and 13 show National Unity receiving 22-25 seats in a possible future election, dropping 3-4 seats from earlier polls. The surveys all show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud remaining the second-largest party, with 19-22 seats, followed by Yesh Atid with 13-16.

All three polls show the New Hope party headed by Gideon Sa’ar — which split from National Unity and left the coalition earlier this year — failing to cross the electoral threshold. An expected union of the Labor and Meretz parties — championed by new Labor leader Yair Golan — would bring in 9 seats, the polls show.

The Channel 12 poll suggests that a combined slate of right-wing figures Avigdor Liberman, Naftali Bennett, Yossi Cohen and Sa’ar would become the largest party and bring in 23 seats. Such a faction does not and is not likely to exist.

Israel is not currently in an election period. The next vote must be held no later than October 2026, but could be held at any point if the current government collapses.