Likud's Newcomers Poised for Knesset Seats Amidst Shifting Mandate Projections
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
New Likud party candidates are expected to enter the Knesset, with projections ranging from 24 to 30 mandates. Four individuals, Talik Guili, Yaakov Bardugo, Elisha Medan, and David Peter, are consistently projected to win seats. If Likud secures 30 mandates, five more candidates, including former MK Eli Goldschmidt, would join them. Recent counts show Likud leading with 27.75% of the vote.
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- Four new Likud candidates, Talik Guili, Yaakov Bardugo, Elisha Medan, and David Peter, are projected to enter the Knesset.
- Projections for the Likud party range from 24 to 30 mandates in the 26th Knesset.
- Talik Guili is the mother of a soldier killed and body taken by Hamas on October 7th.
- Elisha Medan is a disabled IDF reservist who lost both legs during operations in Beit Hanoun.
- Eli Goldschmidt, Erez Tadmor, Shlomo Lerner, Yitzhak Bunzel, and Moshe Peretz may enter the Knesset if Likud reaches 30 mandates.
- Recent counts show Likud leading with 27.75% of the vote after 908 ballot stations reported.
The Likud party is set to introduce several new faces into the 26th Knesset, with projections indicating a range of 24 to 30 mandates. While Likud is consistently forecast to remain the largest party, the variance in these predictions directly impacts the composition of its incoming parliamentary group. Official mandate allocations from the Central Elections Committee are still pending.
Four candidates who have not previously served in the Knesset are expected to secure seats across all projections: Talik Guili (9th on the list), Yaakov Bardugo (11th), Elisha Medan (15th), and David Peter (16th). Guili, whose son was killed and body taken by Hamas on October 7th, has become a prominent advocate for military pressure on Hamas. Bardugo, a former director-general of the Center for Local Government and Mifal HaPayis, is a well-known national camp commentator. Medan, a founder of the Avigal settlement and son of Rabbi Yaakov Medan, is a disabled IDF reservist who lost both legs in Gaza. Peter, a lawyer and researcher at the Kohelet Forum, has frequently represented the government in High Court cases where the Attorney General declined to do so.
Should Likud achieve the higher end of projections, securing 30 mandates, an additional five candidates would enter the Knesset. These include Eli Goldschmidt (26th), a former Labor MK returning after two decades; Erez Tadmor (27th), a founder of the Im Tirtzu movement and former Netanyahu speechwriter; Shlomo Yosef Lerner (28th), a reservist lawyer and businessman who served over 400 days in Gaza; Yitzhak Bunzel (29th), whose son was killed in Gaza and who spoke at the UN; and Moshe Binyamin Peretz (30th), representing Likud veterans and regional branches.
Recent vote counts show Likud leading with 27.75% after 908 ballot stations reported, while other projections place the party at 27 or 26 mandates. Channel 12's updated exit polls indicated 27 mandates for Likud, and Kan 11's expert data suggested an increase of two mandates.
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