Results of mock elections held by the Blich High School in Ramat Gan, February 22, 2015. (photo credit: Stuart Winer/Times of Israel)
A mock election held at a high school famous for successfully predicting surprising changes in the government foresees the Zionist Union joint list winning 38 seats, and the Likud party becoming only the third largest party in parliament.
Some 1,000 11th and 12th graders take part in the traditional Blich High School election in Ramat Gan. According to the results, the Yesh Atid party, led by Yair Lapid, came in second place with 34 seats.
The Likud party trailed behind in third place with just 17 seats and the national-religious Jewish Home party snagged just 12.
Comparison of results from Blich High School mock election results and public opinion polls. (photo credit: Stuart Winer/Times of Israel)
The left-wing Meretz party gained 11 seats and the newly formed Kulanu, led by ex-Likud member Moshe Kahlon, won six mandates.
Foreign Minister Avidgor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu party scraped up just two seats, while none of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties or the Joint List of Arab parties won enough votes to cross the threshold.
Results of mock elections held by the Blich High School in Ramat Gan, February 22, 2015. (photo credit: Stuart Winer/Times of Israel)
— Stuart Winer
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