Channel 14 Poll: Right-Wing Bloc Holds 63 Seats as Likud Leads with 30

A new Channel 14 poll conducted by NEXT DATA and analyzed by Shlomo Filber reveals a stable bloc alignment alongside significant internal shifts. The right-wing bloc maintains its strength with 63 seats, while the center-left bloc drops to 44 seats, and the Arab parties rise to 13 seats.

Party Mandate Distribution

The Likud party continues to lead the political map securely with 30 seats, followed by Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party, which holds steady at 22 seats. Shas shows stability with 10 seats, while the left-wing Democrats party registers growth, rising from 8 to 10 seats. Conversely, the BeYachad alliance of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid suffers a sharp decline, dropping from 9 to just 6 seats.

Otzma Yehudit, Religious Zionism, and the Joint List (Hadash-Ta'al-Balad) receive 8 seats each. United Torah Judaism drops by one seat to 7, while Yisrael Beytenu stands at 6 seats, and Ra'am closes the list of parties crossing the electoral threshold with 5 seats.

Among the parties failing to cross the 3.25% electoral threshold, the Amcha Yisrael party led by Ofer Winter shows a slight recovery, rising to 3% but remaining below the barrier. Other parties left out include the Reservists/Economic party at 2.1%, Blue and White at 0.4%, the Haredi Public at 0.3%, and Noam at 0.2%.

Suitability for Prime Minister

In the suitability ratings for Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu widens his lead, securing 52% support, while Gadi Eisenkot weakens to 28%. Naftali Bennett drops from 16% to 14%, whereas Avigdor Lieberman strengthens from 2% to 6%.

In a direct head-to-head matchup between Netanyahu and Eisenkot, Netanyahu leads by a significant margin:

Benjamin Netanyahu receives 56% support compared to 44% for Gadi Eisenkot.

The poll was conducted by NEXT DATA on September 7, 2026, among 1,057 adult respondents representing all sectors of the population.