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Partial Election Results Show Netanyahu Bloc Leading, Regional Voting Patterns Vary

By הדסק הפוליטי

Translated & summarized from Makor Rishon by baba

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Preliminary results from Israel's 26th Knesset elections show Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leading with 21.70% of the votes counted so far, representing about 37% of the total. The bloc supporting Netanyahu holds a lead with 45.13% of the votes, while Gadi Eisenkot's bloc has 36.26%. Voting patterns vary significantly by region, with Tel Aviv showing strong support for Eisenkot's parties, Jerusalem favoring Haredi parties and Likud, and cities like Kiryat Shmona and Sderot showing high support for Likud. The final results are pending the completion of vote counting.

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Likud leads with 21.70% of votes counted, representing 37% of the total in Israel's 26th Knesset elections.
Netanyahu's bloc holds 45.13% of preliminary votes, while Eisenkot's bloc has 36.26%.
Tel Aviv shows strong support for Eisenkot's parties, contrasting with the national trend.
Jerusalem favors Haredi parties and Likud, with United Torah Judaism leading.
Kiryat Shmona and Sderot show particularly high support for Likud.
Final results depend on the remaining votes, including double envelopes.

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With approximately 37% of votes counted in Israel's 26th Knesset elections, the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently in the lead. Preliminary results show Likud with 21.70% of the votes, followed by Gadi Eisenkot's Yachad party at 15.72%, and the Joint List at 9.22%. Naftali Bennett's Yachad party is in fourth place with 8.38%.

The preliminary national tally indicates a lead for the bloc supporting Netanyahu, which collectively holds 45.13% of the votes counted so far. This bloc includes Likud, United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit, Shas, and Religious Zionism/Identity. In contrast, the bloc identified with Eisenkot has garnered 36.26%, comprising Yachad, Yachad, Yisrael Beiteinu, and the Democrats. The two Arab parties, the Joint List and Ra'am, together hold 13.03% of the votes.

Significant regional variations in voting patterns are emerging. In Tel Aviv, parties aligned with Eisenkot's bloc dominate, with Yachad leading at approximately 28.5% and the Democrats following at around 24%. These parties, along with Yachad, account for about 70% of the votes in the city, contrasting sharply with the national trend where Likud is the largest single party.

Jerusalem shows a different picture, with the Haredi parties and Likud leading. United Torah Judaism is the top party with about 20%, followed by Likud at 17%, and Shas at 12.6%. These three parties together represent nearly half the votes in Jerusalem, highlighting the influence of Haredi and Likud supporters in the capital.

In Kiryat Shmona, Likud enjoys strong support, with nearly 50% of the votes, while in Sderot, Likud also leads with around 40%, and parties from Netanyahu's bloc collectively secure about 72% of the votes. Haifa presents a more diverse voting landscape, with Yachad leading at 21.6% and Likud second at 18%, followed by Yachad at 12%. The final results may shift as the remaining votes, including double envelopes, are counted.