A Channel 14 poll conducted on Wednesday and broadcast on the evening news presents an updated overview of parliamentary seat projections and prime ministerial suitability if elections were held today. The findings indicate that the right-wing bloc secures a 63-seat majority, while Likud remains the largest party in Israel with 31 mandates.
In the party breakdown, Likud dropped by one seat compared to last week’s survey, moving from 32 to 31 seats. Conversely, Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, gained two seats, rising from 21 to 23. Shas received 10 seats, The Democrats 9, Together led by Naftali Bennett and United Torah Judaism garnered 8 seats each, and Otzma Yehudit received 8 seats—gaining one seat. The Joint List secured 7, Religious Zionism and Zehut won 6 each, while Yisrael Beiteinu and Ra’am received 5 seats each.
Parties polling below the 3.25% electoral threshold included Amcha Yisrael, led by Ofer Winter, which rose from 1.7% to 2.2%; the Reservists-Economic party, which climbed from 1.2% to 1.8%; and Blue & White, which rose from 0.4% to 1.3%. In the bloc breakdown, the right-wing bloc dipped by one seat to 63, the left-center opposition bloc gained one seat to 45, and the Arab parties remained stable at 12 seats. On suitability for the premiership, Benjamin Netanyahu led with 52%, compared to 34% for Gadi Eisenkot, 10% for Naftali Bennett, and 4% for Avigdor Liberman. In a direct head-to-head matchup, the margin between Netanyahu and Eisenkot narrowed: Netanyahu received 52% and Eisenkot 48%, compared to 54% versus 46% in the previous poll.
The NEXT DATA research institute conducted the survey with a representative sample of 1,100 adults from across the Israeli population on October 7, 2026. Shlomo Filber analyzed the data.