Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition would only have 46 seats out of 120 in the Israeli parliament (Knesset) should elections be held today, a new poll showed on Sunday.
Netanyahu's Likud party would secure just 20 seats, falling to third place, the poll released Channel 13 News revealed. In the Nov. 1 election, the prime minister's party won 32 seats, while the entire coalition got the majority of 64 seats, which indicates a dramatic decline in public support since they came to power.
According to the poll, the Opposition led by former Prime Minister Yair Lapid can now count on 70 seats without the Arab parties, and 74 seats with them. However, Lapid's Yesh Atid party came second with 21 seats, while Benny Gantz's State Party made the biggest gain in popularity with 29 seats, the poll showed.
Meanwhile, the far-Right Religious Zionism Party and Otzma Yehudit, which ran together during the last election, came fourth with 11 seats. They are followed by ultra-Orthodox Shas party and United Torah Judaism that gained 9 and 6 seats respectively.
A week ago, another poll conducted by Channel 14 News, showed dramatically different results with the coalition gaining 58 seats, while the opposition only received 52 mandates. Likud, according to that survey, would've secured 31 seats. The difference could be linked to Israelis worrying about the security situation with last week being overshadowed by terrorist attacks and clashes at Jerusalem's Temple Mount.
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