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Israel Election Results 2026: PM Netanyahu Inching Towards Majority, Defying Exist Poll Predictions

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NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is staging a dramatic political comeback, with his bloc leading the 2026 Israeli election with 56 seats in the 120-member Knesset, just five short of a parliamentary majority. With approximately 56 per cent of ballots counted, Netanyahu’s Likud party is defying initial exit polls that suggested his bloc would struggle to secure enough support to form the next government. According to the lates…

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Jerusalem, 28 Oct (EFE).- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc holds the lead in seats when the vote count reaches 76.8%, while the Arab Joint List adds up another seat, according to Central Election Committee data and calculations of the main national media.Likud, the party of [...] The entry The poll in Israel is close to 80% with Netanyahu in the lead was first published in HolaNews.

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After counting two-thirds of all votes, Netanyahu's camp is ahead of Israel's parliamentary election, but does not reach a majority. Those who will make the government in the future will remain open.

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Netanyahu's camp is leading after counting 72 percent of the votes. Prime Minister and challenger Gadi Eisenkot each claim the mandate to form a government.

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After 51.8 per cent of the ballots were counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud (right) and his allies were credited 55 seats out of the 120 in the Knesset.

·Rennes, France
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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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