Politics
Polls show no Israeli bloc securing a majority as far-right gains forecast before 27 October vote
October 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 2 hours
Opinion polls released ahead of Israel's 27 October election show Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party leading Likud, with neither bloc projected to secure a 61-seat parliamentary majority.
- A poll published by Zman Israel on 15 October gave Eisenkot's Yashar party 26 Knesset seats against 20 for Netanyahu's Likud.
- That poll projected 54 seats for Jewish opposition parties versus 49 for Netanyahu's camp, both below the 61 required for a majority.
- An Israel Hayom poll published on Friday forecast Ben-Gvir's Jewish Strength party winning nine seats, one more than the Democrats.
- Eisenkot, a former army chief of staff, leads the field in polling to succeed Netanyahu as prime minister.