Israelis await final election results as claim of foreign interference emerges
With 36 parties in the race, no party is close to a 61-seat majority, setting up weeks of coalition bargaining.
- On Wednesday, Israel awaited final election results as no clear winner emerged, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot facing weeks of coalition negotiations to form a majority government.
- Nearly 78% of eligible voters turned out, the highest since 1999, reflecting unease over Netanyahu's alliance with the far-right and anger over military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews.
- With 85% of votes counted, Netanyahu's Likud party holds 20.8% and Eisenkot's Yashar party has 16.1%, while Arab-led parties secured 14.9%—yet neither bloc reached the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.
- President Isaac Herzog urged leaders Wednesday to avoid another election, while Eisenkot left the door open to partnering with Arab-led parties under specific conditions; new elections could otherwise be held early next year.
- Israel's election committee must certify official results by November 4, 2026, with absentee ballot counting continuing through Thursday evening according to control manager Elad Naveh of the Central Elections Committee.
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