i24NEWS Poll: Likud Leads with 27 Mandates Ahead of Knesset Vote
A new i24NEWS poll for the 26th Knesset elections shows Likud leading with 27 mandates, followed by Yashar! with 22 and the «Бе-яхад» list with 10. The governing coalition reaches 60 mandates.
Following the closure of party lists for the 26th Knesset elections, a new i24NEWS poll reveals current voter trends in Israel. The Likud party leads with 27 mandates, followed by Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party with 22.
In third place stands the «Бе-яхад» list, formed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, securing 10 mandates. Yair Golan's «Демократы» party receives 9 mandates, while «Яхадут ха-Тора» and «Оцма Йегудит» obtain 8 mandates each.
The Arab joint list garners 7 mandates, matching «Наш дом Израиль» and ШАС. «Религиозный сионизм» and Zehut, running on a joint ticket, receive 6 mandates together. РААМ, led by Mansour Abbas, wins 5 mandates, and the Amech Yisrael party led by Ofer Winter receives 4.
Parties falling below the electoral threshold include the Reservists and Economic party (1.4%) and Blue and White (1.1%). The bloc breakdown shows the «Ликуд»-led coalition reaching 60 mandates, the opposition bloc securing 48, and Arab parties holding 12.
The survey was conducted by Direct Polls Ltd. under Zuriel Sharon for i24NEWS on September 9, 2026, sampling 1,054 adults with a 3.0% margin of error.
