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New Poll Puts Coalition Bloc at 51 Seats and Zionist Opposition at 53

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of the empty Knesset building in Jerusalem behind its perimeter fence; archival institutional context, not the October 2026 election poll.

A newly released election poll puts the coalition bloc at 51 seats, up from 49, and the Zionist opposition at 53, down from 55. Yashar falls to 21 seats while Likud rises to 19; Shas and United Torah Judaism each gain a seat to seven. The Arab parties hold 12 seats and the Reservists and Economic Party has four. Lazar Research, led by Menachem Lazar, conducted the survey with Panel4ALL on September 30 and October 1 among 602 adults, with a stated sampling error of 4%.

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