In a survey by News 13 and Prof. Camille Fox published this evening (Wednesday), it emerged that if Justice Minister Yariv Levin establishes a new "legal party" it will receive six mandates. In that case, the state camp will drop to 25 seats, while the Likud stands at 22 seats.
Another survey revealed that if the elections were held today, Benny Gantz's party would continue to maintain its power with 29 seats, Likud with 25 seats, Yesh Atid with 18, Shas achieved 9 and Torah Judaism with 7. Also, Ra'am with 6 seats, Religious Zionism and Hadash-Ta'al with 5 mandates and the Israel Beitenu, Meretz, Otzma Yehudit and BLD parties with 4 mandates. The Labor Party did not pass the threshold in this survey. In the block map, the current government with 50 mandates against the opposition's 61.
In addition, 64% of the respondents believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu gave in to the ultra-Orthodox in negotiations on the budget compared to 23% who replied that he did not give in. Regarding the continuation of the debates in the President's House on the part of the opposition, 55% of the respondents answered that the opposition should continue compared to 23% who answered that the opposition should withdraw.
The state budget for the years 2023 and 2024 was passed in the second and third reading
When asked who is to blame for the cost of living, 52% put the responsibility on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ministers, 19% on public officials, 25% on the importers and large suppliers and 4% on the marketing chains.