Two Weeks to Elections and a Tie Dominates the Scene
Less than two weeks before the Israeli elections, the electoral scene remains tied between Netanyahu's camp and the opposition, with both falling short of the 61 seats needed to form a government. A recent Channel 13 poll indicates the Arab lists will win 15 seats, making them an untapped surplus for the opposition. The author attributes the decline in the change camp's seats to its attempt to form a government without relying on Arab votes, and possibly to the increased strength of right-wing parties.
Less than two weeks before the Israeli elections, the electoral scene remains tied between Netanyahu's camp and the opposition, with both falling short of the 61 seats needed to form the next government. A recent Channel 13 poll indicates the Arab lists will win 15 seats, making them an untapped surplus for the opposition. The author attributes the decline in the change camp's seats, which previously approached 61 seats, to its attempt to form a 'Zionist' government without relying on Arab votes from within or outside, and possibly to the increased strength of the fluctuating right-wing parties. The author believes these results return us to the 2019-2022 scenario of successive election rounds and short-lived governments, making a coalition unity government between the main parties in both camps, without the Haredim and without Religious Zionism, more likely.