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Israel Elections 2026

Eisenkot back on top in betting markets

Five days after the election and three days after the final results, Yesh party leader Gadi Eisenkot receives good news from political betting markets, while Naftali Bennett's odds plummet

Gadi Eisenkot

Channel 13 political correspondent Michael Shemesh reported Sunday on dramatic shifts in the PolyMarket political betting exchange, where Yesh party chairman Gadi Eisenkot has returned to first place as the most likely candidate to form Israel's next government.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now ranks a close second, while Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman continues to improve his position in the background, reflecting the key role he holds in negotiations between the factions. Naftali Bennett, chairman of the Bennett party, has seen his odds drop sharply.

The sharp swings in the betting markets reflect the complex dynamics of recent days, with no bloc holding an absolute majority of 61 Knesset seats: the right-wing and chareidi bloc stands at 53 mandates, the opposition bloc at 48 mandates, and the Arab parties at 19 mandates.

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