Netanyahu, Eisenkot blocs struggle to secure majority, raising fears of another election deadlock
Polls show both blocs falling short of 61 Knesset seats as several small parties hover near the threshold and could waste votes, analysts said.
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Gadi Eisenkot is ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu in four Zionist public opinion polls, but the path from leading the parties to the premiership is still blocked for him, as the "Yeshar" party comes in first in all four polls, while the Zionist opposition, like Netanyahu's camp, is unable to reach a majority of 61 seats.
Netanyahu recovered the initiative and reduced the gap in the polls by imposing his agenda, but did not resolve the majority of 61 seats, swinging his partners and the small lists, leaving the table closed open.
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Netanyahu, Eisenkot blocs struggle to secure majority, raising fears of another election deadlock
Netanyahu's failure to unite smaller right-wing parties could cost his bloc crucial Knesset seats, while Eisenkot's opposition camp also struggles to secure a governing majority.
Israel: Likud continues its campaign to try to remove small right-wing parties from the campaign, some of which have no chance of breaking the electoral barrier.
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