Likud Leads as 1.6 Million Votes Counted in Israeli Election
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
The Likud party is leading the Israeli election with 22.2% of the vote after 1.6 million ballots were counted, representing 28% of the total. Yisrael Beiteinu is in second place with 15.4%. Preliminary projections based on this partial count indicate Likud would secure 29 Knesset seats, followed by Yisrael Beiteinu with 20.
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- Likud leads with 22.2% of votes counted, followed by Yisrael Beiteinu at 15.4%.
- 1.6 million votes have been counted, representing 28% of the total ballots.
- Preliminary seat projections show Likud with 29 mandates and Yisrael Beiteinu with 20.
- The Joint List and Bayit Yehudi are projected to receive 11 mandates each.
With 1.6 million votes counted, representing approximately 28% of the total ballots cast in Israel, the Likud party is currently leading the electoral race. The party has garnered about 22.2% of the votes counted so far.
Following Likud is the Yisrael Beiteinu party, which has secured 15.4% of the votes. Other parties showing significant results include the Joint List with 8.3%, the Bayit Yehudi party with 8.2%, and United Torah Judaism with 6.7%. Israel Beiteinu has 6.4%, Otzma Yehudit 6%, Democrats 5.9%, Shas 5.7%, Religious Zionism 5.7%, and Ra'am with 3.7%.
Based on this partial count, the preliminary distribution of Knesset seats suggests the Likud party would receive 29 mandates. Yisrael Beiteinu would follow with 20 mandates. The Joint List and Bayit Yehudi are projected to receive 11 mandates each. United Torah Judaism and Shas are expected to get 9 and 7 mandates respectively. Israel Beiteinu is projected to receive 8 mandates, Otzma Yehudit 7, Democrats 7, Religious Zionism 7, and Ra'am 4 mandates.
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