Netanyahu as President, Eisenkot as Prime Minister: Scenario in Likud
In the Likud party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's inner circle, preparations are already underway for a scenario in which the elections end without a clear result and neither political bloc can secure a majority…
Assessment
Internal discussions in Likud are already gaming out a post election scenario where no bloc reaches 61 seats. The floated solution: a rotation government with Netanyahu as premier first, then handing the role to Gadi Eisenkot. The main obstacle is the trust deficit left by Netanyahu's previous rotation deal with Benny Gantz. This signals that Likud insiders see a deadlocked election as likely and are pre positioning for coalition talks before the votes are even counted.