Israeli Broadcasters React to Shifting Election Results
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
Israeli broadcasters Ilana Dayan and Rafi Reshef observed election night results showing the Likud party and Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc gaining seats throughout the evening. Despite initial projections favoring the opposition, Likud rose to 27 seats and Netanyahu's bloc to 52, though not reaching a majority. Dayan linked the results to the aftermath of the October 7th events under Netanyahu's leadership. The election night broadcast on Channel 12 attracted nearly a million viewers.
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- Broadcasters Ilana Dayan and Rafi Reshef covered election night results from Likud headquarters.
- Initial polls showed Likud with 24 seats, rising to 27 seats later in the evening.
- Netanyahu's bloc increased from 50 to 52 seats but did not secure a majority.
- Dayan commented on the results in the context of the October 7th events and Netanyahu's premiership.
- Channel 12's election broadcast drew nearly one million viewers, leading ratings.
Broadcasters Ilana Dayan and Rafi Reshef, reporting live from the Likud party headquarters during election night, witnessed a dramatic shift in preliminary results. Initially, the Likud party was projected to receive 24 seats in the Channel 12 poll, with Netanyahu's bloc at 50 seats. However, as updates came in, the Likud's projected seat count rose to 27, and Netanyahu's bloc strengthened to 52 seats, surpassing the opposing bloc which initially held 50 seats.
Dayan commented on the numbers, linking them to the events of October 7th and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's tenure. "I want to remind you that these numbers staring at us from the screen are the numbers after the failure of October 7th, after the great disaster that befell us under Benjamin Netanyahu's watch," she stated. Reshef responded, "What you're saying, if not now, when?" Dayan continued, "If in these circumstances he brought these numbers." Reshef simply replied, "No words."
The initial Channel 12 poll released at the close of polls showed Likud with 24 seats, Gadi Eisenkot's National Unity party with 22, and Naftali Bennett's party with 12. The bloc supporting Netanyahu was projected at 50 seats, against 52 for the opposing bloc and 18 for Arab parties. Later updates saw Likud climb to 27 seats, National Unity drop to 21, and Netanyahu's bloc rise to 52, overtaking the opposing bloc.
Despite the strengthening of the Likud and Netanyahu's bloc in the polls, they did not achieve the 61-seat majority required to form a government. Similar upward trends for the Likud were observed in polls from Channel 13 and Kan 11, with both also projecting 27 seats for the party.
The election night broadcast by Keshet 12 garnered significant viewership, leading the ratings with 28.5% and 969,000 viewers. At the moment the initial poll results were revealed, viewership peaked at 30.6%. Channel 14 recorded 17% viewership during the poll reveal, Kan 11 at 8.1%, and Reshet 13 at 8%. Even before the poll results, Channel 12's news broadcast led with 16.5% and 525,000 viewers, compared to Channel 14's 10.4% and 321,000 viewers.
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