ISRAEL ELECTION RACE: EIZENKOT LEADS NETANYAHU ON POLYMARKETJust weeks before Israel’s October 27 election, former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot is ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Polymarket’s prediction market.As of October 5, Polymarket shows:🔹
Gadi Eizenkot — 47%🔹
Benjamin Netanyahu — 37%
The market has attracted around $43 million in trading volume.However, these are prediction-market odds, not polling results or a forecast of the actual vote. Recent Israeli polls have produced a much closer picture, with Netanyahu’s bloc and opposition forces both struggling to secure the 61 seats needed for a governing majority.With election day approaching, the contest between Eizenkot and Netanyahu remains one of the most closely watched political battles in Israel.October 27 could determine whether Israel enters a new political era—or continues under Netanyahu.
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