Israel election race tightens as Eisenkot leads polls before October vote
Israel is moving toward an October 27 general election after parliament sets in motion the end of a four-year term marked by political turmoil, war and deep internal divisions. The campaign is taking shape with centrist former military chief Gadi Eisenkot edging ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in several polls, while coalition arithmetic remains uncertain.
Highlights
- Israel's parliament will dissolve Friday, setting October 27 as the election date after a tumultuous government term.
- Kan's latest poll shows Eisenkot's Yashar party leading Likud 24 to 23 seats, and Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu 41% to 37% as preferred prime minister.
- Despite Yashar's lead, anti-Netanyahu parties remain a few seats short of the 61-seat majority, with cooperation with Arab-Israeli parties ruled out by several leaders.
Poll shift sets up October contest
As reported by Financial Times, parliament is set to dissolve on Friday after formally selecting October 27 as election day, the latest date required by law. The move closes one of the most turbulent government terms in Israel’s history and opens a race in which Eisenkot’s new Yashar party has recently moved ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud in several surveys.The latest poll from public broadcaster Kan shows Yashar leading Likud by one seat, 24 to 23, in the 120-seat Knesset, matching a similar Channel 13 survey aired last week. In the Kan poll, Eisenkot also leads Netanyahu by 41% to 37% when respondents are asked who is better suited to serve as prime minister.
Even so, Eisenkot’s route to power is not straightforward. Polls suggest the wider bloc of Jewish anti-Netanyahu parties is still a few seats short of the 61-seat majority needed to form a government, while several opposition leaders rule out cooperation with Arab-Israeli parties that are projected to win about 10 seats.
Eisenkot has been gaining support for months, especially since the late-April merger between former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid. Their combined centrist party, Together, is now polling at between 15 and 18 seats, leaving the opposition fragmented across nationalists, centrists and left-wing parties.
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