Netanyahu's era in doubt amid scandals

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent legal troubles have raised the usual question of who will lead Israel in the post-Netanyahu era, according to the Zionist websie, knessetjeremy.com.

The key difference is that for the first time the polling companies have decided to move from polling various Anti-Netanyahu Scenario Polls to surveying Post-Netanyahu Scenario Polls, the website said, adding “this is a significant shift that has provided a glimpse into what might happen when Netanyahu leaves the political stage.”

This March Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will mark 11 years in the Prime Minister’s Office.

It is a matter of debate whether Netanyahu can weather this storm however, over the last three terms every analysis piece written predicting Netanyahu’s impending downfall have proven to be wrong, it said.

“The reality of the 2017-2018 State Budget is that we probably won’t have an election in the next two years unless Netanyahu is forced to resign,” the website added however.

The website said the key players and influencers of the next parliamentary elections are among Netanyahu’s potential successors, adding current parties will look different if they are led by a different leader into the next elections.

The website also predicted that Lapid’s Yesh Atid, Kahlon’s Kulanu and Liberman’s Yisrael Beitenu would completely collapse without their leaders and end up under the threshold.