Kan 11 Poll: Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! Party Overtakes Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud
A new Kan 11 poll shows Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party leading with 23 mandates, ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud at 20. The coalition holds 52 seats against the opposition's 51.
A new mandate poll published by Kan 11 news channel just before the closure of the electoral lists shows a significant surge for the "Yashar!" party led by Gadi Eisenkot. According to the data, if the elections were held today, Eisenkot's party would secure 23 mandates, while the ruling "Likud" party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would receive 20 mandates, dropping to second place.
Distribution of Mandates
The "BeYachad" list, led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, garners 13 mandates.
The poll further reveals the following distribution:
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"The Democrats" led by Yair Golan — 8 mandates;
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"United Torah Judaism" — 8 mandates;
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"Shas" — 7 mandates;
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"Otzma Yehudit" — 7 mandates;
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"Yisrael Beytenu" — 7 mandates;
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Hadash-Ta'al (Joint List) — 7 mandates;
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"Ra'am" — 6 mandates;
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"Religious Zionism" — 6 mandates;
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"Amcha Yisrael" — 4 mandates;
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The joint list of Yoaz Hendel and Professor Yaron Zelecha — 4 mandates.
Block Division
In terms of political blocs, the current coalition secures 52 mandates, compared to 51 mandates for the opposition. The Arab parties together win 13 mandates, while the Hendel-Zelecha alliance holds 4 mandates.
The poll was conducted on September 6, 2026, by the Kantar Institute. Out of 2,450 people invited to participate, 551 men and women aged 18 and over responded. The survey was conducted online and included the Arab sector. The margin of error is +4.2%.
