Little more than four months before elections, the Labor Party holds a small edge over Likud among Israeli voters. But neither of the major parties will win a large enough mandate to govern by itself.
This is what emerged from the latest series of polls, made public over the weekend.
The PORI organization surveyed 1,200 “undecided” voters who, according to its director, Raphael Gil, constitute about 20 percent of the electorate at this juncture. About one-fifth of them want a Labor victory, compared to 13 percent who favor Likud, Gil said.
The results, published Friday in Haaretz, also found that 50 percent of the undecided voters favor territorial concessions for peace, 34 percent do not and 16 percent have no opinion. Territorial compromise is a position associated with Labor. It is opposed by Likud.
A Dahaf poll conducted at the beginning of June among 769 persons showed Labor winning 42 to 43 seats in the next Knesset to 40 seats for Likud. At least 61 seats are needed to govern.
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