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Early Election Results Show Likud Leading, Yashar Second

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Election Results: Netanyahu's Likud Leads in Major Cities, Other Parties Show Strength

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Election results from Israel's ten largest cities show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leading in several major urban centers including Netanya, Ashdod, Beersheba, and Holon. However, other parties also demonstrated significant support, with Yahadut HaTorah leading in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak, and Yishai topping the polls in Tel Aviv and Haifa. Voter turnout varied across the cities, with Jerusalem reporting 65.9% and Tel Aviv-Yafo at 65.4%.

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  • Likud led in several major Israeli cities including Netanya, Ashdod, Beersheba, and Holon.
  • Yahadut HaTorah was the leading party in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak.
  • Yishai party secured the most votes in Tel Aviv-Yafo and Haifa.
  • Jerusalem had a 65.9% voter turnout, with Yahadut HaTorah leading.
  • Tel Aviv-Yafo saw a 65.4% turnout, with Yishai party in the lead.

Election results from Israel's ten largest cities reveal a mixed landscape, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party showing strong performance in several key urban centers, while other parties also secured significant vote shares. In Jerusalem, the largest city, voter turnout was 65.9%. The ultra-Orthodox party Yahadut HaTorah garnered the most votes with 23.3%, followed by Likud at 16.83%, and Shas at 13.95%.

Tel Aviv-Yafo saw a 65.4% turnout, with the Yishai party leading at 27.38%, ahead of the Democrats with 21.35%. Likud placed fourth in Tel Aviv with 14.15%.

In Haifa, Yishai also took the lead with 22.38% of the vote, with Likud close behind at 18.13%. Petah Tikva showed Likud as the top party with 25.5% of the vote, followed by Yishai with nearly 19%.

Likud led in Rishon LeZion with 29.35% and in Netanya with 35.62%. Ashdod also saw Likud as the leading party with 30.64% of the vote. In Beersheba, Likud secured 39.47% of the votes, and in Holon, Likud received 32.64%.

Bnei Brak, the sixth-largest city, saw a dominant performance by Yahadut HaTorah, which received 60.56% of the votes, with Shas coming in second at 25.03%.

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