Liberman suggests Netanyahu, emboldened by Trump, could try to postpone future elections

Yisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman suggests that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could attempt to delay the next elections in Israel, which are scheduled to take place in 2026.

He tells Army Radio that Netanyahu has been emboldened by US President Donald Trump, who has seemingly been testing the limits of the US Constitution by suggesting, in off-the-cuff remarks at political rallies, that he could run for a third term in office.

“In 2026, they’ll tell us, ‘Who says we need elections? we’re in the middle of a war,'” Liberman posits, recalling the government’s reasoning for not resigning in the immediate aftermath of the October 7, 2023, onslaught.

“Because there’s no intention of ending the war, the election date can be postponed,” he says, adding: “It’s not a nightmare I dreamed up at night, it’s a real scenario.”