Likud Leads as 1.7 Million Votes Counted in Israeli Knesset Elections
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Following the counting of 1.7 million votes in Israel's 26th Knesset elections, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leads with 22.2% of the vote and a projected 29 seats. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party is second with 15.4% and 20 projected seats. The results are preliminary, with less than a third of votes processed, and the final seat distribution may change significantly.
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- Likud leads with 22.2% of the vote and 29 projected seats after 1.7 million ballots are counted.
- Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party is in second place with 15.4% of the vote and 20 projected seats.
- The preliminary results represent about 28% of the total votes cast in the 26th Knesset elections.
- The United Arab List and Behad parties are projected to win 11 seats each.
- Officials warn that the seat distribution is preliminary and could change as more votes are tallied.
With 1.7 million ballots processed, representing approximately 28% of the total votes cast in Israel's 26th Knesset elections, the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently in the lead with 22.2% of the vote. The Yashar party, headed by Gadi Eisenkot, follows in second place with 15.4% of the ballots counted.
Other parties showing significant results in the preliminary count include the United Arab List at 8.3% and the Behad party at 8.2%. Based on these initial figures, the preliminary distribution of Knesset seats projects Likud securing 29 mandates, Yashar 20, the United Arab List 11, and Behad 11.
Further down the projected seat allocation are Yahadut HaTorah with 9 seats, Yisrael Beiteinu (NDI) with 8, Otzma Yehudit with 7, Democrats with 7, Shas with 7, Religious Zionism with 7, and Ra'am with 4 seats. These results are based on actual vote counts, differing from initial exit poll predictions.
Officials caution that with less than a third of the votes tallied, the seat distribution remains preliminary and is subject to substantial change as more results become available. Additional reporting indicates Likud leading in Ashdod and Holon, and Netanyahu claiming Likud is Israel's largest party.
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