Poll: Likud 29, New Hope 19, Yamina 13

• Author: David Rosenberg
• Date: 18 December 2020
• Published date: 18 December 2020
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

According to the new poll, which was conducted by Panels Politics and published Friday morning by Ma'ariv, if new elections were held today, the Likud would remain the largest faction in the Knesset with 29 seats.

That's down significantly from the 36 seats the Likud won in March, but up from the previous Panels Politics poll, released on Wednesday, which showed the Likud winning just 27 seats.

Sa'ar's new party, dubbed New Hope – Unity for Israel – is poised to become the second largest Knesset faction with 19 seats, down from 20 in the previous poll.

The rightist Yamina party, on the other hand, continues to hemorrhage votes, sinking from 14 seats in the previous poll to 13 mandates – down from the mid-20s in polls conducted before Sa'ar announced the establishment of New Hope.

The Yesh Atid-Telem alliance is tied with Yamina for third place with 13 seats, with the Joint Arab List following with 11 seats – down from the 15 it won in March.

Blue and White, which sank to just five seats...