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Netanyahu and Eisenkot vie for government formation after Israeli elections

With official results pending and exit polls showing a technical tie, both Prime Minister Netanyahu and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot are seeking to form the next government.

28 October 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Official results from Israel's legislative elections had not been released on Tuesday, with only exit polls available pointing to a technical tie between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party and the opposition. The most complex phase of forming a new government is set to begin once official figures are published.

Netanyahu addressed supporters at his party's campaign headquarters in Jerusalem, reaffirming the need to form a strong right-wing government without support from Arab parties. The prime minister pledged to form a new executive, according to news agencies.

Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar! party and a central opposition figure, also expressed his intention to form a government. Eisenkot opposes holding new elections, according to multiple sources.

According to the same exit polls, Netanyahu's party was in a technically equivalent position to that of the opposition, leaving the final legislative result in question.

Formation of a new government could take several months, as it will require negotiating coalitions among the various political groups that gained electoral representation.

Disagreements over the composition of the future executive, particularly regarding the participation or exclusion of Arab parties, suggest that the negotiation process could be particularly protracted.

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