A new Channel 12/N12 poll conducted Thursday evening finds a united slate of Benny Gantz, Dedi Smakhi, and Yoaz Hendel receiving 11 seats, surpassing the electoral threshold and reducing Likud's lead to just two mandates. The survey, broadcast Friday morning, extends a pattern of rapid realignment in the opposition as the Gantz-led bloc consolidates center-right voters.
A new political survey broadcast Friday morning on Channel 12 shows the recently-announced united slate of Benny Gantz, Dedi Smakhi, and Yoaz Hendel receiving 11 Knesset seats, surpassing the electoral threshold by a comfortable margin. The poll, conducted Thursday evening, marks the first measurement of the three-way partnership since Smakhi and Hendel joined Gantz's new party earlier this week.
The results place the Gantz bloc at 11 mandates — two short of the Likud's 13 and just one behind Gadi Eisenkot's emerging party, which continues to climb. The survey further records a significant shift: the combined center-right opposition now totals 37 seats, narrowing the coalition's lead and underscoring the rapid consolidation underway since the Eisenkot surge began in late May.
As The Zioneer reported Thursday night, the Gantz-Smakhi-Hendel deal was finalized with joint leadership and Hendel placed third. The new N12 poll is the first to test that ticket against the electoral landscape. The survey's margin of error is not reported. Full N12 broadcast details are pending.
2 developments
- StrongN12 poll: Eisenkot ties Bennett, both at 20 seats; Likud drops to 22
- DevelopingN12 poll: Coalition gains in new survey as Eisenkot widens lead over Bennett
- DevelopingZelicha reportedly nearing electoral partnership with Gantz or Smakhi; Hendel option recedes
- DevelopingN12 poll: Eisenkot overtakes Bennett, closes to within one seat of Likud
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