Arab Party Ra'am Gains to Eighth Mandate as Joint List Shrinks
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
The United Arab List (Ra'am) party has increased its projected Knesset seats to eight, surpassing the Joint List which now has 11 mandates, based on 91% of votes counted. Other parties' projections include Likud with 26 seats and Yesh Atid with 21. The current coalition is estimated at 53 seats, while the "change bloc" has 48. The Central Elections Committee is continuing to count absentee ballots, with final results expected to be released after all verification processes are complete.
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- Arab party Ra'am has gained to eight Knesset seats, while the Joint List holds 11.
- Updated results show Likud leading with 26 projected seats, followed by Yesh Atid with 21.
- The current coalition bloc is projected to have 53 mandates.
- The 'change bloc' is projected to have 48 mandates.
- Arab parties collectively hold 19 mandates.
- The Central Elections Committee is counting absentee ballots.
The United Arab List (Ra'am) party has strengthened to eight Knesset seats at the expense of the Joint List, which now holds 11 mandates, according to updated election results as of 5:49 AM, with approximately 91% of votes counted. The Likud party is projected to receive 26 seats, Yesh Atid 21, and Yahadut (United Torah Judaism) 12. The Joint List is at 11 seats, and Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) has eight. Ra'am's gain to eight seats contrasts with Israel Beiteinu, United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit, and Shas, each holding seven mandates. Religious Zionism and Zehut are each projected to win six seats. In terms of blocs, the current coalition stands at 53 mandates, the "change bloc" at 48, the Joint List at 11, and Ra'am at eight. Overall, Arab parties collectively hold 19 mandates.
Simultaneously, the Central Elections Committee began counting absentee ballots, known as "double envelopes," at 1:00 AM after completing initial data processing. This process involves separating inner envelopes containing votes from the outer ones and mixing them to ensure voter anonymity before they are transferred to the counting facility at the Knesset parking lot. As of 1:00 AM, results from 11,712 out of 12,018 regular polling stations, representing 5,126,759 voters, had been received. The remaining stations are undergoing verification. The Elections Committee emphasized that these figures are preliminary and subject to change as the counting, data integration, and verification processes continue.
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