Likud Poll Watchers Release New Vote Count Data
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Likud poll watchers released updated projections showing the Likud party with 29 mandates and the right-wing bloc with 56 after counting 68.4% of ballots. The left-wing bloc is projected at 50 mandates, and Arab parties at 14, with no bloc currently holding a majority. Approximately 1.8 million ballots remain uncounted, and final results are not yet available.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Likud poll watchers project 29 mandates for their party after counting 68.4% of ballots.
- The right-wing bloc is projected to have 56 mandates, while the left bloc has 50.
- Arab parties are projected to win 14 mandates in the 26th Knesset elections.
- Approximately 1.8 million ballots have yet to be counted.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu called for a stable national-right government.
Likud poll watchers released updated mandate projections on Wednesday morning, based on the count of 68.4% of ballots cast in the 26th Knesset elections. According to their data, the Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is projected to be the largest party with 29 mandates. The right-wing bloc is estimated to secure 56 mandates, while the left-wing bloc is at 50, and Arab parties collectively hold 14 mandates. This projection shows a six-mandate gap between the right and left blocs, with neither bloc reaching the 61 mandates needed for a majority.
However, the vote count is ongoing, with approximately 1.8 million ballots yet to be tallied. The Likud watchers' figures do not include double envelopes, the counting of which is expected to begin later Wednesday night. Final election results are therefore not yet known.
Prime Minister Netanyahu delivered a speech overnight at the Likud election headquarters, declaring his party the largest in Israel and calling for the formation of a stable national-right government. He also criticized pre-election polls, stating, "They tried to convince you that the Likud was receiving 18 or 19 mandates."
