Vote Counting Begins for Double Envelopes in Israeli Knesset Elections
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Israel's Central Elections Committee began counting votes from "double envelopes" early Thursday morning, while continuing to process results from regular polling stations. Partial results show the current coalition with 53 seats and the Likud party leading with 26 seats. Two parties are currently below the electoral threshold.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Central Elections Committee started counting "double envelope" votes early Thursday.
- Results from 11,712 of 12,018 regular polling stations have been processed.
- Partial results show the current coalition projected to win 53 Knesset seats.
- The Likud party leads with 26 seats in the preliminary results.
- Two parties, Reservists and Economic and Amcha Israel, are below the electoral threshold.
The Central Elections Committee has commenced the counting of votes from "double envelopes," which contain ballots cast by individuals who voted outside their designated polling stations. This process began at 1:00 AM on Thursday, following the completion of necessary data entry, scanning, and verification procedures. During the counting, inner ballot envelopes are removed from outer ones and mixed to ensure voter anonymity before being transferred to the counting center at the Knesset parking lot.
Simultaneously, the committee is continuing to receive results from regular polling stations. As of 1:00 AM, results from 11,712 out of 12,018 regular polling stations had been processed, representing 5,126,759 voters. The remaining stations are undergoing standard control checks.
Partial election results updated at 12:44 AM indicate no change in the distribution of Knesset seats. The current coalition is projected to win 53 seats, the opposition bloc 48, and Arab parties 19. The Likud party leads with 26 seats, followed by "Yesh" with 21. The Joint List and "Yahad" are each expected to receive 12 seats, Democrats 8, and Ra'am, Yisrael Beiteinu, United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit, and Shas are each projected to get 7 seats. Religious Zionism and Identity are set to win 6 seats.
Two parties, the Reservists and Economic party (2.63% of votes) and "Amcha Israel" (1.6%), remain below the electoral threshold and are unlikely to secure any seats.
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