The Arab parties could be the balancing force – what might come in Israel after the tight vote?

Csepregi Zsolt predicts a new election in Israel around March 2027, suggesting that Benjamin Netanyahu may remain as caretaker prime minister if no coalition is formed. N. Rózsa Erzsébet notes that the high voter turnout indicates public fatigue with repeated elections, as Israel has faced four elections between 2019 and 2022. Currently, Netanyahu's Likud party leads with 53 mandates, while Gadi Eisenkot's party has 48, and Arab parties are projected to secure 19 mandates. The formation of a government may depend on negotiations with Arab parties, which most parties have ruled out, except for the Democrats. The situation remains fluid as all votes are still being counted.