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Yashar Leads Polls With 25 Seats, Netanyahu Drops to 47

9/9/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Yashar, led by army chief Gadi Eisenkot, leads polls with 25 seats, ahead of Likud’s 21.
If the Hendel-Zelekha slate joins, the opposition could command a 61-seat Knesset majority without Arab parties.
Netanyahu’s coalition drops to 47 seats while the Zionist opposition holds 57 seats.
People of Israel party under Ofer Winter fell below the 3.25% threshold with 2.8%, earning no seats.

History

Historical Context

On 17 May 1977, Likud under Menachem Begin won 43 Knesset seats, ending the Alignment’s three-decade rule—a shift called the Mahapach. The coalition with the National Religious Party and Gahal totaled 57 seats; Labor fell to 32, and turnout was 79%. Current polls projecting an opposition bloc of 61 seats mirror that realignment, showing the Mahapach’s lasting impact on Israeli politics.

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Story summary

Yashar, led by army chief Gadi Eisenkot, leads polls with 25 seats, ahead of Likud’s 21.
If the Hendel-Zelekha slate joins, the opposition could command a 61-seat Knesset majority without Arab parties.
Netanyahu’s coalition drops to 47 seats while the Zionist opposition holds 57 seats.
People of Israel party under Ofer Winter fell below the 3.25% threshold with 2.8%, earning no seats.

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