Russian-speaking Israelis

Ahead of the Likud primaries, Minister Ze'ev Elkin highlights the importance of the struggle for the Russian-speaking vote. According to him, while Eisenkot and Bennett have established dedicated headquarters for Russian speakers, Likud has not done so: "In my view, this is a mistake - there was a need to establish a headquarters for Russian speakers."

A field study presented to the "Behad" party suggests a potential of up to three mandates from new voters. Russian and Ukrainian-speaking immigrants who arrived since 2022 constitute about 10% of the Russian-speaking electorate and show a tendency toward the center-right.