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Together Party Holds 28 Seats, Eisenkot Beats Netanyahu

5/4/2026

Summary

Story summary

Together Party, created by former PMs Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, remains largest with 28 seats despite a three-seat loss.
A Lazar Research poll on May 1 2026 rates Bennett and Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot as more suitable for prime minister than incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu, with 34% backing Eisenkot as Together’s number 2.
A separate Lazar Research poll projects the Reservists-New Economic Party slate at about 4.5% support, roughly five seats, while the coalition bloc rose to 50 seats.

History

Historical Context

The right-wing Likud, created on 13 September 1973, broke three decades of Labor rule by winning 43 Knesset seats in the 17 May 1977 election, ushering Israel’s first right-wing government. Decades later, the centrist Together Party, founded by former premiers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, holds the largest bloc with 28 seats in the 2026 Knesset, echoing how new alliances can overturn entrenched leadership.

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Story summary

Together Party, created by former PMs Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, remains largest with 28 seats despite a three-seat loss.
A Lazar Research poll on May 1 2026 rates Bennett and Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot as more suitable for prime minister than incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu, with 34% backing Eisenkot as Together’s number 2.
A separate Lazar Research poll projects the Reservists-New Economic Party slate at about 4.5% support, roughly five seats, while the coalition bloc rose to 50 seats.

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