4 scenarios for the Israeli elections When 85 percent of the votes have been counted in the Israeli elections, it does not seem that Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main opponent Gadi Eisenkot will win enough seats to win a majority in the parliament. It seems that in order to form a government, one of the main parties will have to go back on its election promises; In the sense that the most likely outcome would be new elections. Having said that, what are the possible scenarios for this election? Can Benjamin Netanyahu convince Gadi Eisenkot to join him in establishing a national unity government?
To that end, Mr. Netanyahu must abandon the far-right parties and the ultra-Orthodox Jews with whom he is currently associated, and Mr. Eisenkot must also abandon his main slogan, which is to oust Binyamin Netanyahu from power. A coalition led by Eisenkot with Arab parties Mr. Eisenkot and all the other Jewish parties in his bloc, except one, have already rejected participation in the government with them; But for now, this is their only way to get a majority. A majority led by Netanyahu, in the presence of right-wing members of the opposition faction.
Mr. Netanyahu may try to convince the right-wing parties in Mr. Eisenkot's coalition to break away from it. The two most likely options are Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman.