Netanyahu and Eisenkot Compete for Prime Minister in Israel
Three years after the attacks that triggered the Gaza war, Israeli voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday to determine whether Netanyahu will remain in power.
Israeli voters will decide on the prime ministry in upcoming elections next Tuesday, three years after the Hamas-led attacks. Polls point to a neck-and-neck race between nationalist Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, centrist Yashar! party leader Gadi Eisenkot. Alongside Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, who are competing for the prime minister's seat, other prominent figures and the vote dynamics of parties in the election will determine the outcome.
Israelis are voting for political parties that form alliances to create a government majority. No party has ever achieved an outright majority on its own in the 120-seat parliament, the Knesset. Benjamin Netanyahu, 77, is the country's longest-serving prime minister, while Gadi Eisenkot, 66, a former military chief of staff, leads the Yashar! party.
Other notable figures running in the election include Naftali Bennett, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Mansour Abbas. The election results will be decisive for the country's political future and new-era coalition dynamics.
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