Umm Al Fahm Sees Early Turnout Rise Compared with 2022 Elections
- On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, exit polls from Israel's 26th Knesset election showed the opposition bloc leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp with 52 or 53 seats, though neither side secured the 61 seats required for an outright majority.
- This election, Israel's first since the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre, centered on national security, the haredi draft, and ongoing conflicts against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran, pitting Netanyahu against challenger Eisenkot.
- Arab voter participation surged to approximately 80%, contributing to a historic 77.7% national turnout, with exit polls projecting the Joint List and Ra'am to win a combined 17 or 18 seats in the 120-member Knesset.
- Likud's election integrity headquarters claimed it received 620 reports of irregularities via over 1,500 representatives, though Ra'am rejected these as baseless, alleging political exploitation by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
- With no bloc securing the 61 seats needed to govern, the Joint List and Ra'am could remain pivotal in determining a coalition, although parties allied with Likud have ruled out including Arab factions in government.
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Exit polls showed that the Arab parties obtained 18 seats, amid record participation, while Osama Saadi, a former Knesset member, gave what he described as the completion of the joint Arab list to the people of Gaza, the West Bank and the prisoners.
Influence in the Arab communities was the highest since 1965 and can give 18 seats to the Arab parties in the Knesset. Without a majority, the opposition to Netanyahu may depend on these forces to govern.
David Khalfa, co-director of the observatory for North Africa and the Middle East at the Jean Jaurès Foundation, deciphers the first partial results of this Tuesday's parliamentary elections in Israel.
According to the exit polls the front of the change is in slight advantage but the Likud remains first party. Record turnout: at the ballot box 77%. Exploit of the lists...
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Arab parties are running for 17 seats in the Knesset and could play an important role in Israel's parliamentary elections.
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