A survey conducted by Dudi Hasid for Israel Hayom and Kan shows the reservists' party is the closest to crossing the electoral threshold, outperforming Benny Gantz and Balad, according to political analyst Bini Ashkenazi. The conclusion drawn by Ashkenazi is that without party mergers, nearly 13 Knesset seats will be wasted.
Political commentator Bini Ashkenazi relayed results of a survey by pollster Dudi Hasid, conducted for Israel Hayom and Kan, in a Telegram post Wednesday morning. The survey indicates that the reservists' party is the closest to crossing the 3.25% electoral threshold — closer than Benny Gantz's National Unity party on one side and Balad on the other. Ashkenazi's conclusion: without mergers, nearly 13 Knesset seats will go to waste across the political spectrum. <br><br>The findings echo a broader polling trend in which smaller and new parties face fragmentation. Previous polls reported by The Zioneer have shown rapid shifts, with Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett at the center of a dynamic race, and the Likud-led bloc losing ground since the hostage rescue in early June. The reservists' party has been a subject of interest as a potential new player representing the political interests of IDF reserve soldiers and their families, a constituency that has grown more vocal during the current war. <br><br>No independent corroboration of the specific survey data was immediately available, and the poll's methodological details were not disclosed.
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