Rise of Palestinian parties in Knesset will redraw Israel’s political landscape
Summary
Exit polls project that Palestinian parties will win 17 to 18 seats in Israel’s Knesset, up from 10, potentially giving them a larger role in forming the next government. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot may need their support to secure a majority, while negotiations could prove difficult and leave Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition in office as a caretaker government during a lengthy process.Key Facts
- Exit polls give Eisenkot’s opposition bloc a narrow lead over Netanyahu’s governing coalition and its supporters.
- Netanyahu’s Likud party could still emerge as the largest single party.
- Projected Palestinian party representation rises to 17 to 18 seats, from 10 in the previous Knesset.
- The Joint List is projected to win at least 10 seats, while Ra’am is projected to win seven.
- Eisenkot has set four conditions for talks with the Joint List, including recognition of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and condemnation of Hamas as a terrorist organisation.
- Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas has said his priority is to remove Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir from power.
- If no candidate forms a government within six weeks, Israel’s president can ask another candidate to try.
- A minority government supported through informal, issue-by-issue agreements could be unstable and lead to another election.
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