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A week before Israel's election, polls show a deadlock between the Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs

Polls show that neither Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot's bloc has a majority in the Knesset. Averaging three polls by leading Israeli pollsters, Eisenkot has 52 seats — one more than Netanyahu. Right-wing channels give different figures: Channel 14 projects a one-seat lead for the Netanyahu bloc. The outcome may be decided by Arab parties, as well as external factors — tensions with Iran and Trump's support.

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Channel 12 poll: Eisenkot leads Netanyahu by 12 points a week before Israel's election

A Channel 12 poll published eight days before Israel's parliamentary election on October 27 showed that 45% of respondents consider former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot more suitable for prime minister, versus 33% for Benjamin Netanyahu. Eisenkot's Yashar party is projected to win 24 seats against 21 for Likud. According to the poll, Trump's endorsement of Netanyahu has almost no effect on voters.

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Israel's opposition agrees on coordination ahead of October 27 election, but disagreements remain

Israeli opposition leaders agreed to coordinate campaigns ahead of the October 27 parliamentary election in order to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu, but ideological differences and the struggle for leadership complicate the task. According to a Madad poll from October 14, the opposition bloc receives only 50 of the 61 mandates needed for a majority in the Knesset.

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