Israel Awaits Final Vote Count as Netanyahu Faces Coalition Talks
Final counting shows Netanyahu’s bloc ahead, while Arab parties post record gains and coalition talks will decide who can form a government.
- Israel's election ended without a clear winner on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc and rival Gadi Eisenkot's opposition both fell short of the 61 seats needed to control the 120-seat Knesset.
- High turnout of 77.7% reflected deep divisions over Netanyahu's wartime leadership in the first parliamentary election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack that killed 1,200 people and triggered regional conflict.
- Likud secured 27 seats as the largest single party, yet Netanyahu's bloc totaled 53 seats; the opposition holds 48, leaving Arab-led parties with a historic 19 seats as potential kingmakers.
- The Central Elections Committee and Shin Bet rejected Likud's claims the election was "stolen," confirming the vote was conducted lawfully with very few irregular incidents reported.
- Following certification on November 4, President Isaac Herzog begins consultations with party leaders, who have 28 days to form a government or face another election within months.
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Jesse Kline: Election could not have turned out worse for Israel
This is a critical time for Israel: Hamas has vowed to launch another October 7-style attack, the U.S. is said to be considering renewed strikes on Iran, Hezbollah is reportedly preparing for another round of conflict, the IDF is stretched to its limits and violence, perpetrated by both Palestinian and Israeli extremists, is roiling the West Bank. The lack of a clear winner in Tuesday's Israeli election is thus one of the worst possible outcomes.
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West Hawaii TodayFinal vote results in Israel set up weeks of uncertainty about who will govern
The final vote count in Israel’s election, released early Friday local time, confirmed that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right coalition nor the main opposition alliance won enough votes to form a government.
With No Clear Winner In Israel, Opposition Accuses Netanyahu Of Trying To 'delegitimise' Election
With no clear winner in Israel's parliamentary elections, a new controversy emerged, as the opposition accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to "delegitimize" the outcome by alleging foreign interference in high Arab voter turnout. When final results were declared, both the ruling coalition, led by Netanyahu's right-wing Likud, and the Opposition "Change bloc," led by the new centri
The bloc of parties led by Netanyahu has more parliamentary mandates than the opposition coalition, but without the support of the Arab parties there is no majority in parliament, and therefore no government.
They confirm that no party has a majority: Netanyahu accused Arab parties of stealing elections
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