Walla poll! NEWS: Right and left connections will not have a significant impact on the block map

In the background of the pressure for unions, the Walla survey! NEWS in collaboration with a sample institute headed by Mano Geva suggests that less than a week to close the lists, the inter-block stagnation will not change significantly even if the right-wing parties announce a joint run, alongside the left-wing parties. 65% think it was wrong to appoint Bitan to the minister

Walla poll! NEWS: Right and left connections will not have a significant impact on the block map

Less than a week into closing lists for the 23rd Knesset, public and political pressure for unions on the left and right is growing. Walla poll! NEWS and a sample institute headed by Mano Geva reveal a complete stalemate in the picture of the mandates, especially in the interdisciplinary division, which does not change nearly even if there are connections on the left and right. The survey found that if the work-bridge and Meretz connect to a joint run, they will receive the total mandates obtained from their run separately, and yet - they will escape the fear of blocking percentage. The poll also shows that consolidating all religious right-wing parties into one joint run will save some of the votes that may be wasted below the block, and even strengthen the right-wing bloc - but will not dramatically change the right-wing bloc's effort to reach a blockbuster of 61 seats.

If there are no connections at all until next week and all parties will cope as they are currently built, blue and white, the survey said, will be the largest party with 35 seats compared to the Likud-winning 33. The right-wing ultra-Orthodox bloc remains stable with 55 mandates - 33 of the Likud, 8 of Shas, 8 of Torah Judaism, and 6 of the New Right. In the more religious faction of religious Zionism, which is currently divided into two more parties, the results are bleak: in the background of the disengagement Between Rafi Peretz and Bezalel Smutrich, the Jewish home that runs with Jewish power (2.8%) and the National Union (1.1%) do not pass the blocking.

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The center-left bloc also does not change from the previous elections and remains stable on 44 seats: blue-white is strengthened by 2 seats, but these come at the expense of Labor-Bridge (5) and the Democratic Camp (4), which lose each seat compared to the September elections. And while contacts between Autumn Shafir and Meretz on the continuation of the partnership in the Democratic camp are stuck, the Green Party led by a minimal support percentage of 0.2%. The joint list is unchanged with 13 seats and so is Israel Betinu with 8. The poll shows that if elections were held today - the political stalemate that led to second and third elections would still be far from a decision.

Another question in the poll looked at how the small parties on the right and the left would unite into one party, that is - whether the new right, Jewish power and Jewish unity would run together and if the Labor Bridge and the Democratic camp would run together. The survey shows that parallel consolidation on the right and left does not change the map of the mandates, and the change that exists is small and to the right. A united left party would receive 9 seats, just as Meretz (4) and Labor-Bridge (5) are dealing separately, but it will ensure that both parties move away from the blockade and risk losing votes to the bloc.

A united right-wing party, in which Bennett, Peretz, Smutrich and Ben Gvir will compete together, would receive eight seats in the poll, preventing the loss of tens of thousands of votes below the block. The addition of these votes and mandates comes mainly at the expense of the major parties and manages to pass one mandate from the center-left bloc to the right bloc: blue and white drop from 35 to 34 seats, the Likud gets 32 instead of 33 without consolidation. Accordingly, the center-left bloc weakened from 44 to 43 seats, and the right-wing bloc without the ultra-Orthodox increased from 39 to 40 seats. In the other parties, Shas, Torah Judaism, the Joint List, and Israel of our home - there was no change as a result of unions or connections on the right and left.

The poll also examined the public's reaction to MK David Bitten's appointment to the role of agriculture minister, in light of his suspicions of bribery cases. Most of the public - 65% - thought it was wrong to appoint him as minister, and only 11% expressed support for the appointment, with 24% responding. Do not know. "Even in the right Bitten's appointment was not received with great sympathy: 59% of those who define themselves as right think the nomination is wrong, and only 13% support it. Among left-center voters dissatisfaction is overwhelming: 80% think the nomination is wrong , And only 8% think so.

Survey editor: sample consulting and research
Date of data collection: 8-1-2020
Study population: A representative sample of the total population of Israel aged 18 and over
Number of applicants to attend: 3,466
Actual Respondents: 506
Maximum sampling error: 4.4% +
Statistical method: The survey was carried out using standard statistical methods
Sampling method: Sampling of layers and within the random sampling layers
How to conduct the survey: Phone + Internet

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