Will Yair Lapid become Prime Minister of Israel following the 2026 Israeli legislative election?

Prediction markets currently give a 4% probability that Will Yair Lapid become Prime Minister of Israel following the 2026 Israeli legislative election?. This contract trades at 4¢ on Kalshi, closing October 27, 2027. This market shows extreme illiquidity with only $1 open interest and zero 24-hour volume, making the 2112.7% implied yield on the Yes side largely theoretical rather than actionable.

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4¢
Bid/Ask 4/7¢·Spread 3¢·Vol $0·OI $1,031.5·Closes Oct 27, 2027·554d remaining
KXISRAELPM-26OCT27-YLAP
7-day price7 snapshots · 16 regime
4¢4¢ current
Apr 131¢Apr 21

Analysis

4d ago

This market shows extreme illiquidity with only $1 open interest and zero 24-hour volume, making the 2112.7% implied yield on the Yes side largely theoretical rather than actionable. The 5¢ price reflects a very low probability assessment of Lapid's path to the premiership, though the recent price movement from 2¢ to 3¢ over seven days suggests modest accumulating interest despite the negligible trading activity. With 559 days until expiry and a moderate cliff risk index of 32, the market has sufficient time for political developments in Israel to shift sentiment, but traders should be cautious given the severe lack of liquidity for position entry or exit.

Cross-venue

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View counterpart →Match confidence 0.78Close-time delta 7214h

Resolution rules

If Yair Lapid becomes Prime Minister of Israel as a result of government formation following the 2026 Israeli legislative election and meets all constitutional requirements before Oct 27, 2027, then the market resolves to Yes.

Indicators

IY (Yes) 1582.1%
IY (No) 2.7%
Adj IY 791%
CRI 24
Overround -0.1%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)1582.1%
IY (No)2.7%
Adj IY791%
CRI24
Overround-0.1%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.477
Spread
3¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 9:41:18 PM
Observability mediumEvent type political
Indicators computed 4/21/2026, 9:38:17 PM

Trade

View on kalshisf trade KXISRAELPM-26OCT27-YLAP yes 100

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