The Democrats
Led by Yair Golan
List submitted to the Central Elections CommitteeLast updated 14.10.2026
What is a surplus vote agreement?
A surplus vote agreement allows two parties to combine their remaining votes when additional Knesset seats are allocated after the election.
The parties still run separately, and the agreement does not directly transfer votes from one party to the other.
Source: Ynet · 10.09.2026About The Democrats ahead of the 2026 election, including the candidate list, the platform by topic, poll standing and sources.
Poll standing
How is a party's poll standing determined?
This status is calculated automatically from the latest polls shown on this site — one per outlet we track. We check how many of them report the party crossing the electoral threshold (rather than assuming this from the seat count alone), and also show the range and average of its projected seats in those same polls. Polls reflect a snapshot at the time they were published and are not a forecast of the election result.
Last updated: 21.10.2026
Consistently above the electoral threshold
Crosses the threshold in all 5 recent polls
What is the electoral threshold?
The electoral threshold is the minimum share of the vote a list needs in order to take part in the allocation of Knesset seats. In Knesset elections the threshold is 3.25% of valid votes. A list that does not pass the threshold does not take part in the seat allocation.
Source: Knesset website – glossaryAverage 9.2 seats · Recent range: 9–10
How many votes are needed for one seat?
There is no fixed number of votes per seat. The number of votes needed changes in every election, depending on the number of valid votes and on which parties pass the electoral threshold. The final allocation of seats is made using the Bader–Ofer method.
Source: Israel Democracy InstituteWomen's representation per this poll
Based on the current poll, the first 9 candidates on the list are projected to enter the Knesset, 4 of them women.
- Naama LazimiPosition 2
- Efrat RaytenPosition 4
- Gaby LaskyPosition 6
- Michal RozinPosition 8
Recent trend:Rising
Standing by poll
This status is calculated automatically from the latest polls shown on this site — one per outlet we track. We check how many of them report the party crossing the electoral threshold (rather than assuming this from the seat count alone), and also show the range and average of its projected seats in those same polls. Polls reflect a snapshot at the time they were published and are not a forecast of the election result.
Platform at a Glance
The key positions as published in the party's platform.
VerifiedLast updated 05.10.2026The Democrats' 2026 platform (PDF)
Published programs
Policy programs the party has published. Each one includes positions from several topics.
- Foreign policy and security
- Democracy and law
- Economic and social
- Transportation and road safety
- Religion and state
- Aliyah and absorption
- Education
- Developing the north and south
- Rehabilitating and developing the north
- Plan to fight crime
- Internal security
- Arab society
- Health
- Mental rehabilitation
- Environment and climate
- The LGBT community
- Gender equality
- Culture
- Media and the fight against the "poison machine"
- Service and burden-sharing
- Reservists
- Rural communities and agriculture
- Senior citizens
- People with disabilities
Enlistment and equal burden-sharing
They propose a service duty for all citizens, with priority for IDF needs and meaningful civil-national service for those not required for military service, alongside reducing the reserve-duty load.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesSecurity, Gaza, and the war
They propose a regional initiative with the US and moderate Arab states to end the fighting on multiple fronts through security and diplomatic arrangements, alongside normalization with Saudi Arabia and preserving Israel's freedom of action.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesCost of living and economy
They propose shifting sectoral budgets to investment in public services, fighting concentration and cartels in food, medicine and energy, expanding public housing and long-term rental, and prioritizing public transportation in development budgets.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesDemocracy and the judiciary
They propose entrenching civil and social rights in Basic Laws and enacting a Basic Law: Legislation, and repealing the judicial-overhaul laws, including the change to the Judicial Selection Committee.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesReligion and state
They propose a civil track for marriage and divorce, commit to breaking the Rabbinate's monopoly on kashrut and conversion, and propose public transportation on Shabbat with local arrangements suited to each community's character.
Compare positions on this topic across partiesEducation / health and welfare
They propose equal education funding by number of students and socioeconomic background, a gradual increase in national health spending and state long-term-care insurance, and a five-year plan for senior citizens.
Crime and Personal Security
They propose leading a national fight against organized crime through a task force and a crime cabinet, dedicated courts for serious crime, a stronger police and economic warfare against the crime organizations, alongside community treatment to keep children away from them.
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Candidate list for the 2026 election: The Democrats
List submitted to the Central Elections CommitteeLast updated 14.10.2026Source: official government elections site (gov.il) — list as filed with the Central Elections Committee, updated Oct. 14, 2026
Click a candidate to see what they've actually worked on and done.
ⓘ For sitting MKs, legislation data covers the 25th Knesset only; for those no longer serving, it covers their full Knesset tenure
Women in the top 10: 5 out of 10
Sources
The main sources behind this party's information, grouped by data type.
- PlatformThe Democrats' 2026 platform (PDF)
- Candidate rosterSource: official government elections site (gov.il) — list as filed with the Central Elections Committee, updated Oct. 14, 2026
- Legislation dataKnesset National Legislation DB (accessed via Open Knesset, the Public Knowledge Workshop)
- Voting participation dataKnesset Plenum Voting DB (accessed via zmanknesset.co.il)
Information here is based on official sources — it isn't a recommendation for who to vote for.