Israel Election Results: Likud Leads as Over 2 Million Ballots Counted
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is leading in Israel's 26th Knesset elections with 21.70% of the vote after over 2 million ballots were counted. Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party is in second place with 15.72%. The "United List" holds third place, followed by Naftali Bennett's "Bayahad." Vote counting continues, with preliminary results showing significant shifts in party percentages as more ballots are processed.
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- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leads with 21.70% after 2.1 million votes were counted.
- Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party is in second place with 15.72% of the vote.
- The "United List" secured third place with 9.22% of the counted ballots.
- Naftali Bennett's "Bayahad" is in fourth place with 8.38% of the vote.
- Over 2.1 million ballots have been counted, representing about 37% of the total votes.
- Several parties are vying for seats, with some falling below the 3.25% electoral threshold.
As of 6:00 AM on October 28, over 2 million ballots have been counted in Israel's 26th Knesset elections, representing approximately 37% of the total votes cast. A total of 2,132,650 votes have been processed from 5,037 polling stations. The total number of eligible voters was 7,331,981, with an estimated turnout of 77.7%, or about 5.7 million people.
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is currently leading with 460,565 votes, accounting for 21.70% of the valid ballots. Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party follows with 333,786 votes (15.72%). The "United List" is in third place with 195,808 votes (9.22%), narrowly ahead of Naftali Bennett's "Bayahad" which has garnered 177,904 votes (8.38%).
Other parties exceeding the 3.25% electoral threshold include "Yahadut HaTorah" (136,365 votes, 6.42%), Avigdor Lieberman's "Yisrael Beiteinu" (133,186 votes, 6.27%), Yair Golan's "Democrats" (125,030 votes, 5.89%), Itamar Ben-Gvir's "Otzma Yehudit" (124,001 votes, 5.84%), Shas (120,402 votes, 5.67%), and the joint list of Bezalel Smotrich's "Religious Zionism" and Moshe Feiglin's "Zehut" (116,836 votes, 5.50%). Ra'am is also currently projected to pass the threshold with 80,894 votes (3.81%).
Parties below the threshold include Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelicha's "Reservists and the Economy" (57,666 votes, 2.72%) and Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" (37,472 votes, 1.77%). Benny Gantz's "Blue and White" received only three votes. Compared to earlier results, Likud's percentage has decreased from 23.36% to 21.70%, while the "United List" saw an increase from 6.54% to 9.22%. The vote count is ongoing.
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