Poll: Netanyahu's Likud party is on top, but bloc still lacks majority to form government
Likud remains the largest party with 26 seats, according to the Channel 13 News poll, but Netanyahu's coalition does not have the majority necessary to form a government. Neither does the opposition, which cannot form a government without the Arab parties
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Likud remains the largest party with 26 seats, according to the Channel 13 News poll, but Netanyahu's coalition does not have the majority necessary to form a government. Neither does the opposition, which cannot form a government without the Arab parties
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, this week. Credit: Itai Ron
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, this week. Credit: Itai Ron
12:04 PM • January 08 2026 IST
Likud would be the largest party in the Knesset with 26 seats out of 120 if elections were held currently, a Channel 13 News poll released Wednesday shows, one more seat compared to the previous poll conducted on the channel two weeks ago.
However, the coalition bloc dropped two seats and stands at 53, compared to 57 seats shared by the opposition bloc. The United Arab List and Hadash-Ta'al each hold five seats. This means that even according to the current poll, neither bloc will be able to form a government without the Arab parties.
Channel 13 News poll, Thursday, January 7, 2026
Likud
26
Bennett 2026
24
The Democrats
10
Shas
10
Otzma Yehudit
10
Yisrael Beitenu
8
Yashar!
8
Yesh Atid
7
United Torah Judaism
7
Hadash-Ta'al
5
United Arab List
5
Balad
0
Kahol Lavan
0
Religious Zionism
0
The Reservists
0
Channel 13 News
The Bennett 2026 party, led by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, is the second-highest ranking party in the poll with 24 seats, compared to 22 in a poll published two weeks ago. The third-largest party, the Democrats, led by Yair Golan, rose to 10 seats, gaining two seats compared to the previous poll.
