Exit Polls Show Arab Parties Surge, Likud Leads But Lacks Majority
Translated & summarized from Vesty by baba
Exit polls for Israel's 26th Knesset elections show Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party as the largest faction but without a majority. Arab parties are projected to win 15 seats, marking them as significant victors. Voter turnout reached approximately 80%, the highest in years. Official results are expected by October 29.
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- Exit polls indicate Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is the largest faction in Israel's 26th Knesset elections.
- Likud is projected to fall short of the 61 seats required to form a governing coalition.
- Arab parties are considered major winners, expected to secure 15 seats.
- Voter turnout was approximately 80%, the highest in many years.
- Official election results are expected by October 29.
Exit polls from Israel's 26th Knesset elections indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party emerged as the largest faction. However, the results suggest Likud will not secure the 61 seats needed to form a governing coalition. The polls were released on Tuesday, October 27, immediately after polling stations closed.
Turnout was reported to be approximately 80%, the highest in many years. Arab parties are considered significant winners, with exit polls projecting they will collectively win 15 seats. Due to the high turnout, smaller political lists reportedly failed to overcome the electoral threshold.
These results are based on exit polls, which survey voters as they leave polling stations. The first official results are expected after midnight, with the final outcome anticipated by the morning of October 29, following the counting of ballots from double envelopes. The article notes that the figures for "Be Yahad" include seats for Yesh Atid, "Democrats" include those for Labor, and the "United Arab List" includes TAAL-Hadash.
