image sourced from original article at A Channel 12 survey found that 42 percent of voters who backed Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in the last election are either considering or have decided to support a different party in the upcoming fall election. Fifty-eight percent said they plan to remain with Likud. Among those looking elsewhere, support is scattered across several parties, while eight percent remain undecided and six percent say they will not vote.
The main reasons cited for abandoning Likud include the government's failure to prevent the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, opposition to proposed military service exemptions for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students, dissatisfaction with Netanyahu's personal conduct, and concerns about divisions within Israeli society. Despite this, 64 percent of previous Likud voters believe Netanyahu should run again, while 30 percent think he should retire.
The poll also found limited enthusiasm for potential successors within Likud, with 45 percent saying none of the listed figures should lead the party after Netanyahu. A majority oppose including Netanyahu's son Yair on the party's electoral slate, and more than half expressed dissatisfaction with the current lineup of Likud lawmakers. Broader polling showed no clear majority for either political bloc, even in scenarios involving potential party mergers.
