Ma’‎ariv,  Teleseker Polling Institute

Q: If elections were held today, for which party would you vote?

  • Likud: 31 (30 on March 28 poll; 27 in current Knesset)
  • Labor Party: 18 (18 on March 28 poll; 8 in current Knesset)
  • Yisrael Beiteinu: 12 (13 on March 28 poll; 15 in current Knesset)
  • Kadima: 11 (13 on March 28 poll; 28 in current Knesset)
  • Yesh Atid: 11 (11 on March 28 poll; 0 in current Knesset)
  • Arab parties: 10 (10 on March 28 poll; 11 in current Knesset)
  • Shas: 8 (7 on March 28 poll; 11 in current Knesset)
  • UTJ: 6 (6 on March 28 poll; 5 in current Knesset)
  • Meretz: 5 (4 on March 28 poll; 3 in current Knesset)
  • NRP: 4 (4 on March 28 poll; 4 in current Knesset)
  • National Union Party: 4 (4 on March 28 poll; 4 in current Knesset)
  • Independence: 0 (0 on March 28 poll; 5 in current Knesset)

The poll was conducted among 550 respondents over the age of 18 from all parts of Israel. The margin of error was not provided.

‎The results of the poll indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was standing on firm ground when he decided to call elections at this time. He has continued to gain in strength, with the Likud winning one seat more in this poll than it did in the previous poll. With 31 seats, the Likud is not only the largest party, but it has an enormous lead over the second-largest party, the Labor Party led by Shelly Yacimovich, which is projected to receive 18 seats. Apparently, Netanyahu came to believe that he had reached his best possible standing in the pols, and preferred not to wait for the state budget, the Tal Law and settlement removal to bring him down.