A new survey conducted by Professor Camil Fuchs and published by Channel 10 News Monday evening places the Jewish Home party as the second strongest party in Israel. 

If elections were held today Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party would win 22 seats in the Knesset followed closely by rival Naftali Bennett with 17 mandates. 

The survey also indicates that Likud has maintained its strength despite fragmentation in the party, and the separation from Yisrael Beytenu, since the last election in January 2013.

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, for his part, has been dealt a very severe blow – the poll found him winning only 9 seats. That same number of mandates is also expected for Moshe Kahlon’s new party, which is as yet unnamed. 

In third place was Finance Minister Yair Lapid’s party Yesh Atid, who experienced a not insignificant drop from 19 seats to 14. Labor is also seeing a slight drop, settling for 13 seats. 

Meretz continues their upward trend, increasing their power to seven seats. On other hand, center-left party Hatnua, headed by Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, experienced a dramatic decline, barely scratching the threshold with a measly four seats. 

These are dramatic findings in light of the tension in the Knesset in recent days. Naftali Bennett even threatened to dissolve the coalition if the Jewish State Law did not pass on Sunday.

Other internal debates continue, leading to increased speculation of the imminence of an election.