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Knesset Dissolves, Setting Israel on Course for October 27 Elections

The vote opens a campaign dominated by public anger over the October 2023 Hamas attack, Benjamin Netanjahu’s long-running corruption trial, and fraught coalition math.

Im Vorfeld der für den 27. Oktober vorgesehenen Parlamentswahl in Israel hat sich die Knesset ordnungsgemäß aufgelöst.
Benjamin Netanjahun steht am Rednerpult und spricht in zwei Mikrofone, die Hände hat er verschränkt, hinter ihm ein blauer Vorhang, links davon die israelische Flagge

Overview

  • The Knesset voted to dissolve itself on Friday, with 62 of 120 members approving the move and a law to formally set the October 27 election date sent to committee after a parliamentary blockade.
  • Benjamin Netanjahu confirmed he will lead Likud and says he aims to form a ‘broad national government,’ but he is trailing in polls and continues to face a corruption trial that has run for more than five years.
  • Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot is the main challenger, leading the newly formed centrist party Yashar and appearing ahead of or close to Likud in recent polls.
  • Naftali Bennett is back in the race on a joint Bejachad list with Yair Lapid and could pull disaffected right-wing voters even though current surveys place him behind Eisenkot.
  • A fragmented party landscape and disputes over ultra-Orthodox military exemptions and the role of far-right ministers such as Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich mean post-election coalition talks will determine who governs and how Israel addresses security and social policy.