i24 News – If elections were held now, the right-wing bloc would, with Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party in the front, win 60 seats in the Israeli parliament, a new poll shows.
According to a survey by Tel Aviv-based Radio 103FM, the right-wing bloc only need one additional seat to secure the mandatory 61 seats of the Knesset, while the center-left bloc would only win 53 seats.
The poll showed that Likud would take 36 seats, and Yesh Atid, led by Israel’s current Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, would take 18 seats.
Also, the Religious Zionist Party would increase its mandates by taking nine seats, the poll showed, however, the left-wing party Meretz would lose its position in the parliament.
On Wednesday, a report indicated that Netanyahu’s party will target far-right voters in the following election by proposing various new laws directed against the country’s Arab Israeli citizens.
Miki Zohar, member of the Knesset for Likud, said that the party would “pass everything” if it would be elected.
“The Arabs are taking over the country. We see it every day. They abuse Jews. They do what they want. They go out to violent demonstrations that sometimes lead to lynchings. They trample on Israeli flags,” he told The Times of Israel’s sister site Zman Yisrael.
The 103FM survey was conducted by Menachem Lazar of Panels Politics, and included 508 Israelis aged 18 and above, with a maximum sampling error of 4.4 percent, the Israeli daily reported.
{Matzav.com Israel}
What election? These bumblers have been outmanuevered by the other bumblers.
A miss is as good as a mile. If you don’t win a majority, you don’t have the Knesset.
#1, they need at least 61 for a majority and #2, even with 61, it’s razor thin. Barely enough to survive! What’s this magic number of 60?
Can you state your name please?
#1, they need at least 61 for a majority and #2, even with 61, it’s razor thin. Barely enough to survive! What’s this magic number of 60?
In Israeli politics its unusual for the opposition to actually gain popularity. OTOH, polls between elections are notoriously unreliable and meaningless. Till the next elections, Bennett will merge with another small party then lie and betray his voters again. d.