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Israel Election Count Complete, Netanyahu's Bloc Wins 53 Seats, Opposition 67

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Israel Election 2026 | Shin Bet: Election interference probe not intended to implicate specific community. 2026 Election vote count complete, Israel's Central Election Committee says. Eisenkot, Golan meet to discuss 'shared commitment to realizing the will of the voter'

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According to the general report of the Israeli Central Election Commission as of 16:05 (Moscow time), about 97.3% of the votes in the Knesset elections have already been processed. In the preliminary distribution of seats, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud received the 27th mandate at the expense of the SHAS party...

The Israeli elections of 27 October are restoring a political framework in which the holding of Benjamin Netanyahu, outgoing prime minister, and the possibility of an alternative government remain both in question. Bibi's Likud confirms itself as the first force of the Knesset, but the premier's blockade does not reach the parliamentary majority. On the other hand, [...]

The Central Elections Committee announced the completion of the counting of the outer envelopes in the elections for the 26th Knesset. The updated counting data shows that the Likud party rises to 27 seats while Shas drops to only six seats. The post Right Bloc 53 seats: Likud rises to 27 seats, no bloc has a majority appeared first on JDN.

In the aftermath of a crucial vote for Israel's future, the unwinding still in progress does not deliver a winner. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's block stands at 53 seats out of 120, the one led by former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at 48, with little more than 85% of the votes counted. Arab parties total 19. Neither of the two sides reaches the majority of 61 seats needed to rule, but both claim victory. The old era is over and Israel is …

Neither of the largest party blocs in Israeli politics has secured a majority of votes in the þingkosningunum sem haldnar voru á þriðjudag. The prime minister's party leads by a small margin. As it stands, when 93 percent of the votes have been counted, Benjamín's Likud party has won 53 seats out of 120 in the Knesset, together with coalition parties from the far right and conservative parties. Yashar party Gadis Eisenkot and his three coalition…

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Haaretz broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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