survey Yedioth Ahronoth The report published this morning (Monday) suggests that if Moshe Kahlon and Avigdor Lieberman run alone in the next elections, Likud is expected to receive 22 seats, compared to 31 today, while Lieberman's and Moshe Kahlon's parties will receive 10 seats each.
The survey, conducted by Mina Tzemach and Manu Geva of the Midgam Institute, also shows that the Labor Party will receive 16 seats, the Jewish Home Party 11 seats, and Yesh Atid falling from 19 to 10 seats.
Meretz will gain four seats and receive 10. Shas will drop to 8 seats (compared to 11 in this Knesset). The Arab parties Ra'am-Ta'al and Balad will receive 8 seats (compared to 7 in this Knesset). United Torah Judaism will remain with 7 seats. The movement led by Tzipi Livni will receive 4 seats, compared to 6 in this Knesset. Hadash will remain with 4 seats, and Kadima led by Shaul Mofaz will be erased from the political map.
If Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu run together again, the United List would receive 29 seats (compared to 31 today), Labor would receive 16 seats, Jewish Home – 12, Moshe Kahlon would receive 11 seats, and Shas would also rise and receive nine seats.
Yesh Atid is the one that will suffer, in any case, from Kahlon's run and will receive 10 seats, Meretz - 10 seats, United Torah Judaism 7 seats, the Arab parties Ra'am-Ta'al and Balad - 8 seats, Tzipi Livni's movement - 4 seats and Hadash - 4 seats. Kadima, led by Shaul Mofaz, is eliminated.
The survey is based on the responses of 500 respondents, who constitute a representative sample of the adult population. The sampling error is 3.91%.
In an interview published today in the Passover issue of Yedioth Ahronoth, Lieberman states that he does not rule out the possibility of cooperation with Moshe Kahlon.