Tag Archive: Israeli Elections


A poll conducted by Maagar Mochot on October 28 2012 was broadcast on Channel 2. 504 people were asked with an error rate of +/- 4%.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets].

42 [42] Likud Beitenu (Likud and Yisrael Beitenu)
23 [08] Labor
13 [11] Shas
09 [—] Yesh Atid
06 [03] Meretz
05 [07] National Union – Jewish Home
05 [05] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
04 [04] Hadash
03 [28] Kadima
03 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 [03] Balad
03 [05] Independence

65 [65] Right
55 [55] Center-Left

In the Israeli election cycle public campaign funding is important. The new Likud Beitenu faction will have about double the campaign funding compared to the next three challengers on the list (Shas, Labor and Yesh Atid) together. Likud Beitenu will also enjoy the same ratio of commercial advertisements on national television (Channel 1,2 and 10). The numbers below were reported in Yediot Ahronot on October 28, 2012.

Likud Beitenu 54.6 million shekel
Shas 14.3 million shekel
Labor 10.4 million shekel
Yesh Atid 4 million shekel

Likud 91 min
Shas 29 min
Labor 23 min
Yesh Atid 7 min