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Israel's Knesset Election: Likud Leads as Over 2 Million Votes Counted

By Рами Мадрих

Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba

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In Israel's 26th Knesset elections, over 2.13 million votes have been counted, with Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leading at 21.70%. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! movement is second with 15.72%, followed by the United List at 9.22%. The final distribution of parliamentary seats is still subject to change as vote tabulation continues, with a 77.7% voter turnout recorded.

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Over 2.13 million votes are counted in Israel's 26th Knesset election, with Likud leading.
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leads with 21.70% of the counted votes.
Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! movement is in second place with 15.72% of the votes.
The United List is third with 9.22%, ahead of Naftali Bennett's Bayahad party at 8.38%.
A total of 77.7% voter turnout was recorded in the election.
Vote counting continues, potentially altering the final seat distribution.

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Vote counting in Israel's 26th Knesset elections is ongoing, with over 2.13 million ballots processed by 6:00 AM, representing more than a third of the total votes cast in an election with a 77.7% turnout. The Central Elections Committee reported that the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently in the lead with 21.70% of the votes.

Following Likud, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! movement is in second place with 15.72%. The United List is third with 9.22%, narrowly ahead of Naftali Bennett's Bayahad party, which has garnered 8.38%. Other parties crossing the electoral threshold include Yahadut HaTorah (6.42%), Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu (6.27%), Yair Golan's HaDemocratim (5.89%), Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit (5.84%), and Shas (5.67%).

The Religious Zionism alliance, led by Bezalel Smotrich and including Moshe Feiglin's Zehut, has secured 5.50%. The Arab party Ra'am has crossed the 3.25% electoral threshold with 3.81% of the votes.

Parties currently not projected to enter the Knesset include Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelicha's Reservists and Economic list with 2.72%, and Ofer Winter's Amcha Israel with 1.77%. Other lists received less than 0.3%, and Benny Gantz's National Unity party received only a few votes.

Preliminary results show shifts in party support compared to earlier counts; Likud's share has decreased from 23.36% to 21.70%, while the United List has seen an increase from 6.54% to 9.22%. The processing of election protocols continues as planned.