Vote Count Nears Completion: Arab Parties See Seat Shifts in Knesset
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
With 91% of votes counted in Israel's elections, the United Arab List has increased its Knesset seats to 8, while the Joint List has fallen to 11. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leads with 53 seats versus 48 for the opposition. Arab parties collectively hold 19 seats, and final results are pending the count of remaining ballots.
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- The United Arab List has gained a seat to 8, while the Joint List has dropped to 11 seats with 91% of votes counted.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leads with 53 seats, against 48 for the "change bloc" in preliminary results.
- Arab parties collectively hold 19 seats in the Knesset based on initial tallies.
- The Joint List called for cooperation to unseat Netanyahu's government.
- Final seat distribution remains subject to change as remaining votes are tallied.
With approximately 91% of votes tallied in Israel's elections, the United Arab List has gained a seat, rising to 8, while the Joint List has dropped to 11 seats. The ongoing count of double envelopes could still impact the final results and seat distribution in the Knesset. Preliminary results indicate that Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has secured 53 seats, compared to 48 for the "change bloc." Arab parties collectively hold 19 seats.
Following these updates, the Joint List has called for political cooperation to oust Netanyahu's government. Talks have resumed between parties in both the "change bloc" and Netanyahu's bloc after a day-long pause.
Other preliminary results show the Likud party with 26 seats, Yesh Atid with 21, and Yisrael Beiteinu with 12. The Democratic Party has garnered 8 seats. United Torah Judaism, Shas, and Otzma Yehudit each received 7 seats, while the Religious Zionism-Zehut list obtained 6 seats.
The final distribution of seats is expected to become clearer as the remaining votes and double envelopes are counted, which may lead to further changes.
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