A new Channel 13 survey broadcast Wednesday evening projects former IDF general Ofer Winter's party at six Knesset seats, according to the poll. Winter responded, saying 'what's happening in the field is starting to be felt in the polls.'
A new Channel 13 survey broadcast Wednesday evening projects former IDF Brigadier General Ofer Winter's party at six Knesset seats. Winter responded: 'What's happening in the field is starting to be felt in the polls. We've only just begun.' The same poll, first reported by The Zioneer at 20:52 Jerusalem, also showed the Winter and Smotrich parties surging and the pro-Netanyahu coalition bloc overtaking the opposition for the first time in the 2026 election cycle.
The figure represents an upward trend from an earlier Israel Hayom poll reported by The Zioneer on June 25 (20:48 Jerusalem), which gave Winter's hypothetical party five seats and projected it would shift about two mandates from the anti-Netanyahu bloc to the prime minister's camp. At that time, Winter had not yet declared his candidacy. Tonight's Channel 13 data reinforces the momentum, with the party now at six seats and the right-wing bloc showing increased strength.
The right-wing alignment has been consolidating in recent months. A Channel 14 poll reported by The Zioneer on August 18 (21:13 Jerusalem) showed the right-wing bloc reaching 63 seats, with former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's party collapsing to six mandates. The Zioneer has tracked Winter's potential entry into the race since the Israel Hayom survey in June, alongside broader shifts in the opposition and coalition blocs.
Winter has not yet formally declared his candidacy. The party, identified as 'Amcha Yisrael,' is still in its early stages. The poll represents a single survey and is subject to standard statistical margins of error.
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