Israeli Parties Submit Knesset Slates Amid Shifting Poll Numbers
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- Haaretz
- The Times of Israel
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Most political parties have submitted their final candidate lists for the upcoming Knesset elections, with no last minute mergers reported. Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Itamar Ben Gvir, and Ofer Winter have all filed independent lists. The Likud party is expected to submit its slate on Tuesday. The United Arab List also unveiled its candidates, which includes former police commander and lawmaker Yoav Segalovitz in the second spot.
A Channel 12 News poll conducted by the Midgam Institute suggests a shift in the political landscape. The poll projects that Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party would be the largest with 25 seats, while Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud would follow with 21 seats. The Eisenkot bloc is projected to reach 57 seats compared to 52 for the Netanyahu bloc. Other projections include 13 seats for Naftali Bennett's Beyahad and 11 seats for Yair Golan's Democrats.
Within the right wing, Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit placed former Likud MK Tally Gotliv in the second spot. Ofer Winter's Amcha Yisrael party also submitted its slate after refusing to merge with Bezalel Smotrich. Smotrich criticized Winter for gambling with the political right. While center leaning coverage focused on the stability of the political landscape, left leaning coverage highlighted the inclusion of a suspected criminal and a party activist with a Kahanist tattoo on the Otzma Yehudit slate.
How each side framed it
- Left
- Focused on specific controversial candidates within right wing parties and emphasized polling data showing a lead for the opposition.
- Centre
- Framed the event as a routine administrative process where the political landscape remained largely unchanged.
Sources
- Left Haaretz: United Arab List submits candidate list for Knesset after Jewish MK joins party
- Left Haaretz: Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit unveils election slate: Ex-Likud firebrand Tally Gotliv in 2nd spot
- Left Haaretz: Poll: Yashar increases lead over Likud; Eisenkot bloc projected to win 57 seats
- Centre The Times of Israel: No last-minute mergers as most parties submit final Knesset slates for election
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