Poll shows Israeli opposition could win 61 seats, majority want Netanyahu to quit politics

A public opinion poll showed Friday that Israel’s opposition could secure the 61 seats needed to form a government if elections were held today, while 55% of Israelis prefer that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retire from politics, according to the Israeli Maariv newspaper. The poll was conducted by the private Lazar Institute among a random sample of 502 Israelis, with a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points. “Asked what they want Netanyahu to do in the next election — run for Likud leadership or retire from political life — 55% said they prefer that he retire, while 38% said they want him to run for Likud leadership, and 7% said they do not know,” the newspaper said. According to […]