Exit Polls Show No Clear Winner in Israel’s Election
- On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, Israel's general election ended in apparent deadlock, as exit polls showed neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition nor opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's bloc secured the 61 seats required for a parliamentary majority.
- This national vote, the first since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack, acts as a referendum on Netanyahu's nearly unbroken 17-year rule, following persistent political instability that saw five elections between 2019 and 2022.
- According to Central Elections Committee data, 74.3% of eligible Israelis cast ballots by 8 p.m., the highest turnout at that hour since 1988 and an 8 percentage point increase compared to 2022.
- Arab-Led parties, projected to win 17 to 18 seats, could serve as kingmakers in coalition negotiations, as neither major political bloc reached the 61-seat threshold needed to govern independently.
- Following official results publication on November 4, President Isaac Herzog will begin the mandate process, granting a 28-day window for coalition building that could result in continued deadlock or fresh elections early next year.
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Netanyahu falls short of majority as Israeli election ends in hung parliament
Occupied Jerusalem, Oct. 30 (SANA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc won the most seats in Tuesday’s general election but failed to secure a parliamentary majority to form a government, according to final results announced on Friday. Final results released Friday showed Netanyahu’s bloc winning 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, eight short of the 61 needed to form a majority government, according to AFP, citing Israel’s Central …
An inconclusive outcome to Israel's first election since the Oct. 7 invasion
Nothing comes easy in Israel. The mixed decision the country’s voters rendered in the first national elections since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, invasion provides only the latest illustration of this undeniable fact. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party lost one-sixth of its seats as of this writing, and his current coalition fell shy of […]
In Israel, after counting all the votes, the political stalemate after the parliamentary election has been confirmed.
The right-wing bloc led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won 53 seats in the Israeli parliament following the general election. However, this is not enough to form a government independently, as a majority in the Knesset requires at least 61 mandates.
After counting 100% of regular votes, Likud would have won the elections in Israel; Benjamin Netanyahu would have to negotiate to obtain the legislative majority and stay in government.
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