Israel: Voters decide today whether Netanyahu will win another term against former army chief Eisenkot

Polling stations opened in Israel today, October 27, in an election that could bring Benjamin Netanyahu’s decade-long tenure at the head of government to an end, although this does not necessarily mean a change in power. The vote is taking place after three years of war, a series of military operations and a deep internal crisis that began after Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023. According to the latest polls before the election, former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Gandhi Eisenkot, has the advantage. However, leading in the vote does not guarantee that he will be able to form a government. Although support for Netanyahu has fallen significantly, he continues to have a stable electoral base and an important network of political alliances, which could enable him to return to or remain in power even if Likud does not emerge as the largest party.