Likud regains some ground, Gantz maintains lead in new poll

• Published date: 12 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The poll, conducted April 10-11, saw Likud gain two mandates, from 17 to 19, relative to the last iteration of the same survey, conducted on April 4. The gain came at the expense of the National Unity party, which lost two mandates, from 32 to 30

Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beiteinu, the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism, and the far-right Otzma Yehudit parties all gained one mandate, landing at 12, 7, and 10 seats respectively.

On opposite sides of the political spectrum, both Religious Zionism and the Labor Party have slipped beneath the minimum threshold to enter the Knesset.

Asked whom voters support for the prime ministership, a plurality (47%) pointed to Benny Gantz, a one percent decrease compared to the previous poll, while Netanyahu's support rose slightly, from 33% to 35%.

The increase in support for Netanyahu appears to be found among previous Likud voters who in earlier polls had thrown their lot in elsewhere. 70% of those who voted for Likud in 2022 say that Netanyahu is suitable for the prime ministership, compared to 64% in a...