Dramatic Poll: For the First Time - This is the Second Largest Party

The Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu, and the coalition bloc have strengthened by two mandates, according to a "Maariv" poll conducted by "Lazar Research," headed by Dr. Menachem Lazar in partnership with Panel4All.

According to the poll, if elections were held now, the mandate distribution map would look like this: Likud 24, State Camp 17, Israel Beiteinu 17, Yesh Atid 12, Shas 10, The Democrats 10, Jewish Power 9, United Torah Judaism 7, Arabs 6, Ra'am 4, Religious Zionism 4.

According to the bloc distribution: Coalition parties - 54 mandates. Opposition parties - 56 mandates. Arab parties - 10 mandates.

The poll also reveals that if former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett were to run in the elections, a party under his leadership would secure 25 mandates.