Israeli parliament dissolved by 2026?

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Market context

The Israeli Knesset rejected a preliminary vote to dissolve itself in June 2025, blocking an immediate path to snap elections that polls suggested would defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This failure occurred because 61 lawmakers opposed the motion, narrowly exceeding the 61-seat majority required, after Netanyahu secured a last-minute deal on military conscription exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men [1][6]. The opposition is now barred from reintroducing a similar dissolution bill for six months, creating a structural barrier that explains the market’s current 0% implied probability for dissolution between September and October 2025 [3][6].

Historically, Knesset dissolution requires passing a specific law through three plenum readings with a final majority of 61 members, a threshold that has proven difficult to breach during coalition crises [8]. While a coalition-backed bill passed its first reading unanimously in June 2025 with 106 votes, it stalled before the final stage, illustrating that early procedural success does not guarantee dissolution [2][5]. Comparable cases show that without sustained cross-party support or a budget failure, the parliament rarely dissolves before its mandatory term end, which in this cycle is set for late October 2025 regardless of any vote [5].

Traders should monitor whether ultra-Orthodox factions, frustrated by the conscription deal, realign with opposition parties to force a new vote after the six-month ban expires, though this would likely occur after the market’s settlement window [1]. The primary catalyst remains the status of the mandatory military service law; if negotiations collapse again, the opposition could attempt a fresh dissolution bid, but current timelines suggest any such vote would fall outside the September–October 2025 window [3][7]. No new dissolution bill has been tabled since the June rejection, and the coalition’s temporary stability further reduces immediate dissolution risks [1][10].

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Methodology

This page tracks Israeli parliament dissolved by 2026? across four political prediction venues. Live odds come from the Polymarket order book (the deepest political prediction-market book). Kalshi is the CFTC-regulated US alternative, Betfair the established UK sports-exchange with politics markets, Manifold the open play-money variant. For users geo-blocked from Polymarket directly, brokers like Trump Prediction provide a 0%-fee route into the same order book.

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