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Forecast	Confidence	Confidence Over Time
Am Yisrael will not pass the electoral threshold in the next general elections for the Knesset by December 31, 2026.	76
A single large political list will not be formed, including at least four of the following six politicians: Benny Gantz, Yoaz Hendel, Hili Tropper, Ayelet Shaked, Yuli Edelstein, and Gilaad Erdan, by the final deadline for submitting candidate lists for the next general elections in Israel, expected to take place by December 31, 2026.	69
The first government sworn in after the next Knesset elections will include at least one party from the current opposition and one party from the current coalition.	68
Naftali Bennett will be sworn in as the next Prime Minister of Israel.	67
Yoav Segalovitz will be a candidate on the Ra'am party list in the next Knesset elections.	65
At least one party will announce its withdrawal from the race for the 26th Knesset by the deadline for submitting candidate lists.	65
At least two Arab parties will run in the 2026 elections as a joint list.	65
In the next Knesset elections, at least two parties currently represented in the Knesset will run and fail to pass the electoral threshold.	63
Likud will win the next general election in Israel held by December 31, 2026.	63
Yoaz Hendel will run in the 26th Knesset elections as part of a party he leads or founded, and will not join another existing list.	63
Likud will secure more than 33 seats in the next Israeli Knesset election by December 31, 2026.	57
Benjamin Netanyahu will form the next government in Israel by December 31, 2026.	57
Benny Gantz's party will run in the 2026 elections without an electoral alliance with another party until the deadline for submitting lists to the Central Elections Committee.	46
Benjamin Netanyahu will be the Prime Minister of Israel on December 31, 2026.	42
Benjamin Netanyahu will be appointed Prime Minister of Israel following the next general election, by December 31, 2026.	42
A law mandating Haredi enlistment into the Israel Defense Forces will be passed by the Knesset by December 31, 2030.	39
The Israeli parliament will be dissolved by July 15, 2026.	24

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