Will Israel’s third election in a year produce a government?

Some polls have Netanyahu edging ahead despite corruption charges, but most expect yet another stalemate

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters during a Likud party campaign rally in Jerusalem on February 26, 2020. To his right stands his wife Sarah. - Next week's election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters during a Likud party campaign rally in Jerusalem on February 26
(Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Israelis will head to the polls for the third election in under a year on Monday, amid pessimism that this new vote will do anything to shift the deadlock.

The country is exhausted by a politics that has been running in almost constant campaign mode since December 2018, when the first election of April last year was announced.

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William Gritten

William Gritten is a London-born, New York-based strategist and writer focusing on politics and international affairs.