An opinion poll published by Channel 12 showed that Yamina, headed by Ayelet Shaked, would get five seats if elections were held today.

 According to the survey, were Yamina then to join a coalition headed Binyamin Netanyahu and his existing allies, a Netanyahu-led bloc would control 63 seats in the next Knesset, more than enough to form a majority.

We spoke with Prof. Gideon Rahat of the Political Science Department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a Senior Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, and asked him if Yamina joining a Netanyahu govt could be a game changer.

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