The latest election poll, which was released on Sunday evening by TV News13, shows that MK Benny Gantz and his Blue & White party remain in the lead, ahead of Likud, albeit by only one seat, but nonetheless significant. A poll from Friday showed the same results.

Blue & White 32
Likud 31
Yisrael Beitenu 11
Yemina 10
Joint Arab List 10
Democratic Camp 7
Yahadut Hatorah 7
Shas 6
Labor/Gesher 6

Blocs:
Left-wing/centrist 55
Right-wing/chareidim 54
Yisrael Beitenu 11

Do decisions made today regarding the handling of the security situation impact the election or not?
59% yes
26% no
15% do not know

In the event Netanyahu does not head Likud, who should head the party?
27% Gideon Saar
8% Gilad Erdan
6% Yuli Edelstein
5% Miri Regev
4% Yisrael Katz
31% none of them
19% do not know

Among only Jewish voters of Likud
17% Saar
15% Erdan
6% Edelstein
6% Regev
2% Katz
31% none of them
22% do not know

In the event Netanyahu forms the next coalition government, 26% of respondents feel that among the persons and parties available to select from, Benny Gantz and his party is likely to join the Netanyahu-led coalition. 12% believe Amir Peretz and his Labor party will join the coalition, 6% believe Moshe Ya’alon and his party, 4% Ehud Barak and his party, 4% Yair Lapid and his party and 26% feel none of them will join Netanyahu. 22% responded they do not know.

In the event Benny Gantz assembles the next coalition government, 21% of respondents feel that Naftali Bennet and his party will join. 12% feel Aryeh Deri and his party will join, 8% Litzman and his party, 5% Rafi Peretz and his party and 31% feel none of them. 23% responded they do not know.

The poll was conducted by Prof. Camil Fuchs, including 700 respondents, of which 601 from the Jewish population and the others from the non-Jewish population. The Jewish population was polled by Project Company headed by Dr. Ariel Ayalon. The non-Jewish population was polled by Stat-Net headed by Yosef Maklada. The margin of error is 4.0%.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)