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Poll Shows Opposition Voters Favor Ra’am Coalition

1/6/2026

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Opposition Voters Collaborate

An Israel Democracy Institute poll finds opposition voters favor forming a government with Ra’am in a tied election.
The Democrats' voters support collaboration at 94.5%, Bennett 2026 voters at 62%, and Yesh Atid voters at 58%.
Yisrael Beytenu supporters are divided.
Polling shows neither the Bennett-led bloc nor Netanyahu's right-wing bloc can reach a 61-seat majority.
Bennett and Avigdor Liberman of Yisrael Beytenu have ruled out partnering with Ra’am again.

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Opposition Voters Collaborate

An Israel Democracy Institute poll finds opposition voters favor forming a government with Ra’am in a tied election.
The Democrats' voters support collaboration at 94.5%, Bennett 2026 voters at 62%, and Yesh Atid voters at 58%.
Yisrael Beytenu supporters are divided.
Polling shows neither the Bennett-led bloc nor Netanyahu's right-wing bloc can reach a 61-seat majority.
Bennett and Avigdor Liberman of Yisrael Beytenu have ruled out partnering with Ra’am again.

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