Israel Election and Netanyahu: What Is Going On?
Israel voted on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. This page gathers our explainers, the Netanyahu trial guide and every Rio Times report on the vote and the coalition talks that follow.
- Where Netanyahu’s Criminal Cases Stand
Netanyahu faces fraud, breach of trust and bribery charges in three cases; the trial has no verdict yet and his pardon request is undecided.
- How Israeli Elections and Coalitions Work
Israel’s 120 Knesset seats are filled from one national list with a 3.25 percent threshold. Here is how the president’s mandate and coalitions work.
- Israel Exit Polls Leave Netanyahu Short
Exit polls show neither bloc reaching 61 seats after Israel’s 27 October vote; the opposition under Gadi Eisenkot is narrowly ahead of Netanyahu.
- Netanyahu's Party Odds Jump on Exit Polls
Polymarket gives Netanyahu's Likud 80% to win the most seats after Israeli exit polls put it at 24 seats and rival Yashar at 22.
- Israel Election Odds Split on Vote Day
Kalshi puts ex-army chief Gadi Eizenkot at 44% to lead Israel, Polymarket at 55%, as Israelis vote. A new “No one” contract explains the gap.
- Israel-Iran Ceasefire Odds Fall to 45%
Traders cut the chance that the Israel-Iran ceasefire lasts to year-end to 45%, down 12.5 points in a week, as talk of renewed strikes grows.
- Chile Accuses Israel's Ambassador of Meddling Amid Row Over Bachelet Post
Chile handed Israel's ambassador, Peleg Lewi, a protest note for interference in its affairs. Chilean media tie it to his post on ex-President Bachelet.
Our dossier on Israel's election of 27 October 2026 follows the vote, the coalition talks, the president's mandate and the Netanyahu trial. The explainers come first, then the story by theme and our newest reports.