Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026The opposition parties reached 69 seats, while the coalition bloc lost a seat, sitting at 51Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretzJuly 14, 2026Updated:June 25, 2026Election polls by Kan public television on Monday indicate Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party would be the largest party if an election were held today.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShasLikudIsraeli politicsGadi EisenkotIsraeli electionsNaftali BennettBenjamin NetanyahuBezalel SmotrichOtzma YehuditCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamHamasDavid ZiniRo KhannaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPoll: Eisenkot Leads Over Likud, Opposition Lacks Majority Without Arab PartiesHaredim Expect Secular Tel Avivians to Die for the Flag While They're in YeshivaHaaretz CartoonKnesset Ratifies Bill Giving Jewish Religious Studies Special StatusLikud Allows Netanyahu to Appoint Eight Seats on Party's Knesset SlateRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA