Israel’s Eisenkot leads Netanyahu by 9 points as coalition edges opposition by 2 seats: Poll

Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot leads Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by 9 percentage points in a new opinion poll on who is better suited to serve as prime minister, while Netanyahu’s governing bloc narrowly leads the opposition in projected Knesset seats, Anadolu reports. The Channel 13 poll, conducted Tuesday in cooperation with Index, Stat-Net, Sample and Askaria, surveyed 886 respondents and had a margin of error of 3.3%. According to the findings, 45% of respondents said Eisenkot, leader of the opposition Yashar party, was better suited to serve as prime minister, compared with 36% for Netanyahu, who leads the Likud party. Israel is scheduled to hold general elections on Oct. 27, with Netanyahu seeking to form a new government to replace […]