Conservative forces advance in the latest Knesset polling while fragmented opposition parties experience steady declines.
A decisive shift in Israel’s political landscape has emerged in the latest Maariv poll, with the ruling Likud Party and the governing coalition forcefully capturing momentum. The poll positions the Likud at the forefront with 22 Knesset seats, closely trailed by Gadi Eisenkot’s “Yashar!” party at 21 seats. In stark contrast, the newly established “Together” party, led by former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, continues its downward trajectory, plummeting to just 18 seats following a consecutive streak of weekly declines.
The breakdown of the smaller factions further illustrates the consolidation of sovereign-minded voters, with Yisrael Beytenu securing 11 seats, Otzma Yehudit claiming nine, and the religious factions Shas and United Torah Judaism winning eight and seven seats respectively. Secular and nationalist solidarity remains vital as the current governing bloc successfully clawed back ground, rising to 50 seats, while the fragmented center-left bloc dropped down to 60 seats. Crucially, multiple defeatist factions failed entirely to cross the necessary electoral threshold, reinforcing the public’s demand for unyielding political stability and steadfast leadership
