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Ongoing Story· Day 18

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Arab Parties Gain 18 Seats as Netanyahu Bloc Trails in Partial Vote Count

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Partial election results in Israel show the bloc supporting Netanyahu leading with 54 seats, while the bloc led by Eisenkot has 48 seats, after 66.2% of votes were counted. Arab parties collectively won 18 seats. The Likud party leads individual parties with 27 seats, followed by Yesh Atid with 21. Final results are pending.

The story in 5 lines · by baba

  • Netanyahu's bloc has 54 seats versus Eisenkot's 48 after 66.2% of votes are counted.
  • Arab parties collectively secured 18 seats in the partial vote tally.
  • The Likud party is currently the largest single party with 27 seats.
  • Yesh Atid is the second-largest party with 21 seats in the preliminary count.
  • The Joint List and Bayit Yehudi parties are polling at 12 and 11 seats respectively.
Arab Parties Gain 18 Seats as Netanyahu Bloc Trails in Partial Vote Count
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With 66.2% of votes tallied, preliminary election results show the bloc supporting Netanyahu securing 54 parliamentary seats, while the opposing bloc led by Eisenkot has garnered 48 seats. Arab parties collectively obtained 18 seats in the partial count. The Likud party is leading with 27 seats, followed by Yesh Atid with 21 seats. The Joint List received 12 seats, and Bayit Yehudi secured 11 seats. Other parties trailing in the count include Democratic Union with 8 seats, Yisrael Beiteinu with 8 seats, United Torah Judaism with 7 seats, Shas with 7 seats, Otzma Yehudit with 7 seats, The New Right with 6 seats, and the United Arab List with 6 seats. These results are not final.

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