If both blocks fail to reach a sufficient majority for a coalition, as polls show, and follow the route they promised in their campaigns, re-election is seen as the strongest possibility.
It is considered that there is a possibility of a similar situation in Israel, which experienced a similar political deadlock between 2019 and 2022 and went to the polls 5 times in 4 years.
After the elections, Israeli President Isaac Herzog will hold consultation meetings with the leaders of the political parties, listen to the prime ministerial candidates, and probably give the leader of the winning party the authority to form a government. If the leader who received the authority cannot form the government within 6 weeks with additional time, a second leader will be given 4 weeks, and if he fails, a coalition will be expected to be formed within 3 weeks with the signature of 61 deputies in the parliament. If a government cannot be formed, the parliament will be dissolved and elections will be renewed within 3 months.
While Netanyahu placed the claim that "the opposition bloc will form a coalition with Arab parties" at the center of his campaign, the Likud Party used the motto "either the right or Palestine" throughout the campaign.
Against this, opposition leader Eisenkot took a defensive position, saying that he would not act together with Arab parties and that a Palestinian state would not be established during his government.
Likewise, some right-wing politicians in the opposition bloc, especially former Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, made it clear that they would not sit at the same table with the Palestinians.
Mansur Abbas, leader of Raam, one of the parties representing Palestinian Israeli citizens, announced that he is open to joining the coalition as in 2021. However, polls indicate that Raam's support may not be enough.
The Joint List, consisting of Hadash, Taal and Balad, left the door open, stating that they "could provide external support to overthrow the far-right government."
On the other hand, if Eisenkot and his allies continue their stance before the elections, the parties representing Palestinian Israeli citizens will continue to hold a key position in the parliament, although this possibility is difficult to realize.
Netanyahu's claim of a broad-based "national unity government" including parties from the ruling and opposition parties, which he voiced in July 2026, has been the scenario that has come to the fore the most in recent days.
The Israeli press reported that President Herzog also thought that Netanyahu and Eisenkot should lead a "national unity government" in order to avoid a scenario such as three elections in 11 months in 2019-2020.
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also claims that Netanyahu is seeking a national unity government, stating that Netanyahu frequently avoids appearing with him and tries to disable him.
Although both Netanyahu and Eisenkot argued on the eve of the election that they did not aim for such a broad-based government, this possibility is not excluded.
The Israeli press evaluates that in a possible government led by Netanyahu and Eisenkot, Ben-Gvir, who is claimed to be a burden for Israel and has attracted international public opinion for leading human rights violations against the Palestinians, will not be present, and the situation of another far-right minister, Smotrich, is uncertain.
It is claimed that Eisenkot may ask for assurance on this issue from Netanyahu, who previously caused a political crisis by refusing to cede the seat to his partner during the rotation processes, and may demand that the state investigation and judicial regulations regarding the October 7 events be stopped.
It is stated that possible new attacks on Iran, especially by the USA and Israel, may force the opposition front to sit at the table for such a coalition government and strengthen the possibility of a national unity government.
