The claim
“A 23 April N12 survey gave Bennett's party 21 seats, Likud 25, Lapid's party 7, Netanyahu's coalition 50 and the opposition bloc at least 60.”
A Channel 12 survey before Bennett and Lapid announced a joint list.
Our verdict
Mostly True
The 23 April Channel 12 poll had Bennett 21, Yesh Atid 7, the coalition 50 and the Zionist opposition 60; we could not confirm Likud's figure in that poll.
What we found
The Times of Israel says the earlier Channel 12 poll gave Bennett 2026 21 seats and Yesh Atid 7, with the coalition on 50 and the opposition on 60. A later Channel 12 poll after the merger gave Likud 25; we could not confirm Likud's number in the 23 April poll.
The evidence
- Supports the claim
Bennett and Yesh Atid had 21 and 7 seats in the earlier Channel 12 poll; the coalition had 50. [1]
What we could not confirm
- Likud's seat count in the 23 April poll.
How we checked
We checked the claim against Times of Israel. We reviewed 1 relevant source.
Sources
- [1]Times of Israel · Poll shows new Lapid-Bennett union edging out Likud as largest party
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