Knesset Election Results: Over 90% Counted, Mandate Distribution Unchanged
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
With over 90% of votes counted in Israel's 26th Knesset elections, preliminary results show no change in the projected distribution of mandates. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is set for 53 seats and the opposition agreement for 48, neither reaching the 61 needed for a majority. The Ra'am party narrowly leads the NDI party, with both expected to win seven mandates.
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- Over 90% of votes counted in Israel's 26th Knesset election show no change in mandate distribution.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is projected to win 53 Knesset seats, short of a majority.
- Four parties in Gadi Eisenkot's opposition agreement are projected to win 48 Knesset seats.
- Two Arab lists are projected to secure 19 Knesset seats.
- Ra'am party leads NDI party by a narrow margin, both expected to win seven mandates.
Israel's Central Election Committee released updated preliminary results for the 26th Knesset elections late Tuesday, reporting that over 90% of votes had been tallied. As of 11:33 PM, 5,126,759 votes had been processed, representing 90.01% of the total. Of these, 5,104,108 were valid, and 22,651 were invalid. The latest update included an additional 12,125 votes from 25 polling stations, bringing the total processed stations to 11,712.
The preliminary distribution of Knesset seats remained consistent with previous updates. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc was projected to receive 53 mandates, while the four parties within Gadi Eisenkot's opposition agreement were expected to secure 48 mandates. Two Arab lists combined were projected to win 19 mandates. Crucially, neither of the two main political blocs appeared to be close to the 61-mandate majority needed to form a government.
The Ra'am party, led by Mansour Abbas, maintained its sixth position in vote count, narrowly ahead of Avigdor Lieberman's NDI party. Ra'am had garnered 307,106 votes (6.02%), while NDI received 303,242 votes (5.94%). Both parties were still projected to win seven mandates each.
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