The latest Panels poll has Bennett 2026 with a ten-seat advantage over Likud. In the race for third place, Golan has 11, Lieberman and Ben Gvir have 10 each. If Bennett did not run, then Likud would be in first place with 22 seats and enjoy a five-seat advantage over Golan and Lieberman, who are both tied at 17.

It is worth noting that in a scenario where Bennett does not run, the opposition parties cannot reach 61 seats without the Arab parties. If Bennett does run, together with the opposition bloc, they will receive 65 seats without the Arab parties.

Panels conducted a poll of 508 people on 16-17 of April 2025 with a 4.4% margin of error that was published by Maariv on 18 April 2025.

Panels Poll / Party Current Seats W/Bennett W/O Bennett Difference
Bennett 2026 (Bennett) 0 29 0 29
Likud (Netanyahu & Saar)  36 19 22 -3
Democrats (Golan) 4 11 17 -6
Yisrael Beitenu (Lieberman) 6 10 17 -7
Otzma Yehudit (Ben Gvir) 6 10 11 -1
Shas (Deri) 11 9 10 -1
Yesh Atid (Lapid) 24 8 11 -3
National Unity (Gantz & Eisenkot) 8 7 15 -8
UTJ (Goldknopf & Gafni) 7 7 7 0
Raam (Abbas) 5 5 5 0
Hadash-Taal 5 5 5 0
Religious Zionism (Smotrich) 7 2.90% 2.90% 0
Balad 0 1.60% 1.90% -0.30%

Additional Questions:

Do you think it would be right for Ronen Bar to resign now on his own initiative in order to maintain the Shin Bet’s state status?
50% Yes, 26% No, 24% Don’t Know
Notes: 81% of coalition – yes, 47% of opposition – no
What do you think the Shin Bet’s considerations are in relation to investigating the leaks? Are they objective or biased?
35% Biased, 22% Objective, 32% Don’t know
Notes: 66% of coalition- biased, 59% of opposition – objective
Do you support or oppose a deal in which all the hostages would be released in exchange for a cessation of hostilities and a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip?
62% Support, 21% Don’t Support, 17% Don’t Know
Notes: 89% of opposition – support, 46% of coalition – don’t