Netanyahu or Eisenkot? Can you form Israel’s next coalition government?

After Israel’s October 27 election, neither camp appears to have a clear mandate, and the next government will have to be formed by a coalition. Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud led the initial count as the largest single party, with 27 seats; Netanyahu’s bloc was projected at 54 seats against 50 for Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc. The four election-night exit polls showed a close contest, ranging from a 51–51 tie to 55 seats for Netanyahu’s bloc and 49 for the opposition. A government needs at least 61 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, and parties must clear the 3.25 percent threshold to enter parliament.