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Likud's route to a majority could run through Eisenkot

WSJ's Anat Peled explains how outreach to political opponents or cooperation with Arab Israeli parties could break the election deadlock.

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Israel’s Election Is Deadlocked. What Now? | WSJ News

Celebrations at Likud headquarters do not settle the question at the center of Anat Peled's report: who can assemble a governing majority?

In "Israel's Election Is Deadlocked. What Now? | WSJ News," Peled sets out the choices emerging from an election that brought substantial turnout but no clear majority for Benjamin Netanyahu or opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot in the early count.

One possibility would require cooperation across the political divide. Peled explains that Likud could reach out to opponents such as Eisenkot to pursue a unity government. The speeches show the distance between them: Netanyahu calls for a strong right-wing government, while Eisenkot says the governing coalition has lost public trust.

Another route would involve opposition parties working with Arab Israeli parties to secure a majority. President Isaac Herzog's choice of whom to task with forming a government becomes an important next step, rather than the vote alone resolving who governs.

The Short drew nearly 100,000 views in nine hours, an unusually fast start for WSJ News. It follows Peled's earlier election explainer, moving from the contenders and campaign issues to the practical problem of forming a coalition.

Peled also leaves another election among the possibilities, recalling Israel's five elections between 2019 and 2022.

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