A Channel 13 poll published Wednesday evening shows the pro-Netanyahu coalition bloc at 54 seats, the opposition at 52 — the first time in the 2026 election cycle that the coalition leads. Yashar leads with 22 seats, followed by Likud at 18. The Winter party reaches 6 seats, while the Tropper-Hendel list falls below the electoral threshold, according to the survey.
A new Channel 13 poll gives the pro-Netanyahu coalition bloc 54 seats and the opposition 52 – the first time in the 2026 election cycle that the coalition leads on the network. The survey, published Wednesday evening, puts Yashar (Eisenkot) as the largest party with 22 seats, followed by Likud at 18, Beyachad (Bennett) at 12, the Democrats at 10, Religious Zionism (Smotrich) and Otzma Yehudit (Ben Gvir) at 8 each, and the Winter party at 6.
The Winter party, led by former Shin Bet chief Yoram Winter, crosses the 3.25% electoral threshold with 6 seats, while the Tropper-Hendel list fails to reach the minimum, according to the data.
Earlier in the cycle, Channel 13 polls consistently showed the opposition ahead. As The Zioneer reported, a June Channel 13 survey gave Yashar 20 seats and a clear opposition lead; another in September showed the blocs tied at 53–53. The current survey marks the first time the coalition has pulled ahead.
The 54–52 gap leaves both blocs short of the 61 seats needed for a governing majority, with smaller parties holding the balance.
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