DEADLOCKED: Poll Shows Coalition Still Mired at 49 Seats as Opposition Clings to Governing Edge

Israel's political landscape shows little movement, according to a Maariv poll released Friday. Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu's coalition remains at 49 seats, while the opposition holds a narrow 61-seat governing majority.

Voter preferences have shifted virtually no meaningful amount, with the balance between political camps largely unchanged despite ongoing developments.

Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! Party leads with 23 projected Knesset seats, narrowly ahead of Likud at 22. Naftali Bennett's Together party follows with 15 seats, and Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu has 10.

The Democrats are projected to win nine seats. Otzma Yehudit and United Torah Judaism are each expected to capture eight mandates, while Shas is forecast to receive seven. The Arab parties Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am are each projected at five seats.

The Religious Zionist Party and the Zionist Home party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Chili Tropper, are each expected to secure four seats.

Benny Gantz's Blue and White party and the Arab Balad party would not enter the next Knesset, falling below the minimum threshold for representation.

When grouped into political blocs, the opposition opposed to Netanyahu reaches the 61-seat majority needed to form a government. The current coalition remains at 49 seats, with another 10 seats belonging to Arab parties, which have traditionally remained outside governing coalitions.