Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) fails to form a functioning majority coalition after the Israeli Knesset election of October 27, 2026, by November 30, 2026 (confirmed by Office of the President of Israel or Reuters by December 1, 2026)

Current polls (Jerusalem Post, c. September 18, 2026) place the Netanyahu coalition bloc at ~52 seats — nine below the 61-seat majority threshold. Likud itself is projected at 19–27 seats (median ~22), well below its 2022 result (32 seats). The opposition bloc led by Yashar's Gadi Eisenkot is also below 61. Polymarket market 'Israel Election – Likud Seats': probability of <25 seats at ~60%. Historical precedent: the same seat arithmetic in 2019–2022 led to four elections in under two years. Forming a government within 28 days of the election requires crossing the 61-seat threshold — structurally difficult at 52 bloc seats without unexpected crossovers from the centrist camp.