What happened in politics

Since the election, day by day. Every line with its source.

November 10, 2026TodayThe 26th Knesset is sworn in, at 4 p.m.Source: timesofisrael.com
November 9, 2026Eisenkot and Liberman agree that the Knesset Speaker will be a Yashar! MK. The candidate and the date of the vote are not set yetSource: kikar.co.il
November 9, 2026Netanyahu calls for a broad unity government led by Likud, and rejects a government that relies on the Arab partiesSource: davar1.co.il
November 8, 2026Aryeh Deri withdraws from Shas's list for the 26th Knesset and stays party chairman. Moshe Abutbul and Dror Amos also withdraw; Uriel Buso and Yosef Taib enter insteadSource: inn.co.il
November 8, 2026The President gives Gadi Eisenkot the task of forming a government. He has 28 days, until December 6Source: walla.co.il
November 7, 2026President Herzog announces that Eisenkot will get the mandateSource: zman.co.il
November 5, 2026The consultations with the President end: 67 MKs recommend Eisenkot, 46 Netanyahu, and United Torah Judaism's 7 recommend no oneSource: jdn.co.il
November 5, 2026Speaker Amir Ohana: if 61 MKs ask, he will hold a vote on a new Speaker within a week. He says the usual time is when a government is formedSource: davar1.co.il
November 5, 2026Yisrael Beytenu and the Democrats demand electing a new Knesset Speaker at the Knesset's first sittingSource: walla.co.il
October 30, 2026The Elections Committee publishes the final results: Likud 27, Yashar! 21, Beyachad 12, Joint List 11, Democrats 8, Ra'am 8, Yisrael Beytenu 7, UTJ 7, Otzma Yehudit 7, Shas 6, Religious Zionism 6Source: timesofisrael.com
October 27, 2026The 26th Knesset electionSource: timesofisrael.com

Updated November 10, 2026