Election Exit Polls Show Likud Largest Party, 'Change Bloc' Leads
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Exit polls from Israel's 26th Knesset elections, released by Channel 13 on October 27, 2026, show the Likud party as the largest single party with 25 seats. However, the "change bloc" is projected to lead with 53 seats compared to the "Netanyahu bloc's" 50. Voter turnout was reported as record-breaking. Final results will depend on the official vote count.
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- Likud is projected as the largest party with 25 seats in 26th Knesset elections.
- The 'change bloc' is predicted to lead with 53 seats, surpassing Netanyahu's bloc.
- Record-breaking voter turnout preceded the release of the exit poll results.
- Gadi Eisenkot's 'Yashar!' party is projected to win 23 seats.
- Arab parties collectively are expected to secure 17 seats.
Exit polls released by Channel 13 following the close of voting for the 26th Knesset elections indicate that the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, is projected to be the largest single party. However, the "change bloc" is predicted to hold a slight majority in terms of Knesset seats.
The election day concluded at 10:00 PM on October 27, 2026, with preliminary results from various television channels, including Kan 11, Keshet 12, Reshet 13, Channel 14, and i24, being published shortly after. High voter turnout, described as record-breaking, preceded the release of these projections.
According to the Channel 13 poll, the projected seat distribution shows the Likud with 25 mandates, while Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party is projected to receive 23 seats. Naftali Bennett's "B'Yachad" party is estimated to secure 14 seats. Other parties' projections include Yisrael Beiteinu (Avigdor Lieberman) with 7 seats, Religious Zionism (Bezalel Smotrich) with 6, and Otzma Yehudit (Itamar Ben-Gvir) with 6.
Further projections indicate the Democrats, led by Yair Golan, could win 9 seats. Arab parties are also showing significant results: Ra'am (Mansour Abbas) is projected to get 7 seats, and the Joint List (Yosef Jabareen) is expected to win 10 seats. Shas (Aryeh Deri) and United Torah Judaism (Yaakov Asher) are each projected to receive 6 seats. Parties like "Am Israel" (Ofer Vinter) and "HaMiluimnikim VeHaKalkalit" (Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelicha) are not projected to pass the electoral threshold, receiving 0 seats.
The "Netanyahu bloc" is projected to win 50 seats, while the "change bloc" is expected to secure 53 seats. Arab parties collectively are projected to win 17 seats. These results are based on exit polls and are subject to change as official results are tallied.
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