Double Envelope Vote Count Continues, No Change in Bloc Map
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
The counting of special ballots in Israel is nearing completion, with no change in the overall bloc map. The Netanyahu bloc leads with 53 seats, while the opposition holds 48. Ra'am has gained a seat from the Joint List, with Arab parties totaling 19 seats. The Central Elections Committee anticipates the count will conclude by Thursday evening.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Netanyahu bloc leads with 53 seats, while the opposition holds 48, with 91% of special ballots counted.
- Ra'am has gained one seat from the Joint List, contributing to the 19 seats held by Arab parties.
- Likud has 26 seats, Yesh Atid has 21, and Yahadut has 12 seats in the ongoing vote count.
- The counting of special ballots began at 1:00 AM and is expected to finish by Thursday evening.
- No seats were allocated to the parties "Amcha Yisrael," "HaMiluimnikim," and "HaKalkalit."
The counting of "double envelopes" (special ballots) is ongoing as of Thursday morning, with approximately 91% of votes tallied. Current results indicate no shift in the overall bloc distribution: the Netanyahu bloc maintains a lead with 53 seats, while the Eisenkot bloc holds 48. Arab parties collectively have 19 seats. Notably, Ra'am has gained one seat at the expense of the Joint List. In individual party standings, Likud has 26 seats, Yesh Atid has 21, and Yahadut (United Torah Judaism) has 12. The Joint List has dropped to 11 seats, while Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am each have 8 seats. Israel Beiteinu, Shas, and Otzma Yehudit each hold 7 seats. Religious Zionism and Zehut each have 6 seats. The Central Elections Committee began counting the special ballots at 1:00 AM and expects the process to continue until the evening hours. Parties such as "Amcha Yisrael," "HaMiluimnikim," and "HaKalkalit" received zero seats.
