Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan accused Netanyahu of planning to sabotage the October 27 elections

Yair Golan, leader of the opposition Democratic Party in Israel, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of planning to sabotage the general elections to be held in Israel on October 27, and warned that Netanyahu may refuse to recognize the results of the ballot box.

Speaking at the conference organized by Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Golan rejected the pessimistic atmosphere regarding his party's loss of votes in the recent polls and said, "We must put an end to this pessimistic atmosphere. We will win." he said.

Warning that Netanyahu may try to sabotage the upcoming election process and refuse to recognize the results of the ballot box, Golan said, "There is no doubt that (Netanyahu) will try to disrupt the democratic process before the election and on the election day. What happened in the USA on January 6, 2021 can definitely happen here, too." he said.

With these words, Golan referred to the raid on the US Capitol by his supporters after the elections that US President Donald Trump lost against Joe Biden.

Arguing that the parties in his own bloc are above the election threshold as much as possible, Golan claimed that the parties in Netanyahu's bloc have a much higher risk of falling below the threshold.

Golan stated that Netanyahu "cannot form a government" and that the possibility of a government from his own blocs is "much higher" than from Netanyahu's camp.

Asked whether MPs from his own bloc could join a government led by Netanyahu, Golan said: "This cannot happen where I am." he replied.

Golan also called on other opposition leaders and asked the parliamentary candidates to make a commitment that they will not be in the same government with "military deserters", meaning Netanyahu, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir or Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) parties.

Speaking a day after former Prime Minister and opposition Beyahad Party leader Naftali Bennett said that Netanyahu could take part in a future government, although he later claimed that he was "joking", Golan said the following about Netanyahu:

"Israel cannot recover if we allow this provocative, liar and corrupt man to continue dragging the country down."

In the latest poll by Israeli state television KAN, it was seen that the leader of the opposition Yashar Party, Gadi Eisenkot, has widened the gap between him and Benjamin Netanyahu in the race for prime minister. While 43 percent of those who participated in the opinion poll stated that Eisenkot was the most suitable candidate for the prime ministership, the rate of those who supported Netanyahu remained at 38 percent.

In the survey in question, it was predicted that the Democrats Party would win 8 seats in the parliament.

According to most polls, neither the potential bloc led by Netanyahu nor the bloc formed by four opposing Jewish parties appear close to gaining a single majority in the 120-seat Knesset in the October 27 elections.