First post-merger poll: 'Beyachad' wins 27 seats but underperforms separate runs

The first Channel 12 (Mano Geva) poll after the Bennett-Lapid merger projected Beyachad at 27 seats, four fewer than Bennett's party and Yesh Atid had been polling separately. Likud climbed to 28 seats, and the opposition bloc actually fell to 59, short of the 61 needed for a majority without Arab support. The result quickly punctured early hopes that a merger would unlock a sweeping anti-Netanyahu majority.