Israel Election Results Indicate a Deadlock: Netanyahu and Eisenkot Battle for Majority

10/28/2026

10/28/2026

Israel’s fragmented political landscape could trigger lengthy coalition talks, with smaller parties potentially holding the key to the next government. Can Netanyahu retain power?

10/28/2026

Exit polls show Israel election deadlock, with Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot facing coalition talks after a record turnout.

10/28/2026

Netanyahu and Eisenkot both claimed victory after Israel's tightly contested parliamentary election. Exit polls left neither bloc with a majority, setting up difficult coalition negotiations.

10/28/2026

The election outcome remained uncertain, with early exit polls showing a closely divided contest between Netanyahu’s bloc and the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot.

10/28/2026

Revised exit polls put Netanyahu’s bloc and Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition grouping nearly level, leaving both short of the 61 seats needed to form a government

10/28/2026

Israelis have voted but, it seems, have not chosen a clear winner. Exit polls suggest that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc and his principal rival and erstwhile cabinet...

10/27/2026

Opposition leaders Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett are challenging PM Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition, with opinion polls showing neither bloc assured of the 61 seats needed for a majority

10/28/2026

Exit polls showed Mr. Eisenkot, a former military chief and political novice, and his opposition bloc neck and neck with Mr. Netanyahu’s hard-right camp and both well away from the threshold for a...

10/28/2026

Israel Election: Opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot said early Wednesday said Israel had chosen change after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that he would seek to form a new government.

10/28/2026

Gadi Eisenkot says Israel has voted for change as opposition hopes to form a government after a high-turnout election.

10/28/2026

Addressing supporters after midnight, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, who leads a bloc of opposition parties, both expressed confidence that they will lead Israel’s next...

10/27/2026

Israel's election hinges on more than the number of seats won by Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition and the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot. With Arab parties, ultra-Orthodox groups and far-right...

10/26/2026

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a serious challenge from former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, whose Yashar party has led Likud in most recent surveys.

10/26/2026

Netanyahu and his Likud party, along with their hard-right allies, are facing a close contest against the opposition coalition led by Gadi Eisenkot.

10/28/2026

All the latest live news updates from an election widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu’s almost two decades in power.

10/28/2026

Israel Election 2026: Record 66.7% Turnout! Netanyahu and Eisenkot Make Last-Minute PleasIsrael’s high-stakes election has hit a historic milestone, with voter turnout reaching 66.7% by 6 PM local...

10/27/2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot on Wednesday both pledged to form a government after an election left neither bloc with a parliamentary majority. Record voter...

10/27/2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot each vowed on Wednesday to form a government after both came up short in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack...

10/28/2026

In the contest between Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, exit polls have indicated that there’s no clear winner in the Israeli elections. This has set the stage for weeks or months of...

10/28/2026

Exit polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alliance and Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc both well off the numbers needed to form a governing majority.

10/27/2026

JPMorgan forecasts the shekel could fluctuate by as much as 3 per cent depending on the final result of the election

10/27/2026

Record voter turnout and anger over security failures put Netanyahu's long-standing grip on power to the test

10/27/2026

Exit polls point to no clear majority, leaving both blocs dependent on parties they have pledged not to join forces with. President Isaac Herzog could seek to broker a unity government, but deep...

10/26/2026

Final opinion polls point to a possible deadlock, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition nor the Opposition projected to secure a majority