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Ongoing Story· Day 18

Likud Weighs Bennett as Key to Netanyahu's 61-Seat Goal

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HamalPolitics

Netanyahu Bloc Loses Seat as Nearly 3 Million Votes Counted

Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba

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Hebrew · 1 newsroom

With almost 3 million votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has dropped to 55 seats. The Likud party leads with 27 seats, while "Derech Yashar!" (Izankov) is projected for 21 seats. The results show a fragmented political landscape with multiple parties vying for seats in the Knesset.

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  • Netanyahu's bloc has fallen to 55 projected seats after nearly 3 million votes were counted.
  • Likud, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently the largest party with 27 seats.
  • "Derech Yashar!" (Izankov) is projected to win 21 seats.
  • Yamina (Bennett) and the Joint List are projected to win 11 and 12 seats respectively.
  • The Democrats (Golan) and Yahadut HaTorah are each expected to secure 9 seats.

With nearly 3 million votes tallied, the bloc supporting Benjamin Netanyahu has seen its projected seat count decrease by one. The Likud party, led by Netanyahu, currently stands at 27 seats with 607,519 votes. The "Derech Yashar!" party (Izankov) is projected to win 21 seats, followed by Yamina (Bennett) with 11 seats and the Joint List with 12 seats.

The Democrats, led by Yair Golan, are projected to secure 9 seats, as is Yahadut HaTorah. Yisrael Beiteinu, headed by Avigdor Lieberman, is expected to gain 8 seats. Shas is projected to win 7 seats, while Otzma Yehudit and the Religious Zionism party (Smotrich) with Zehut (Feiglin) are each projected to receive 6 seats. Ra'am is expected to win 4 seats.

These results indicate that the Netanyahu bloc currently holds 55 seats, while Arab parties collectively have 16 seats, and the Izankov bloc has 49 seats. The data is based on the counting of 2,950,493 votes.

HamalCentre · Tel Aviv

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