Arab Parties Shift Mandates as Israeli Election Vote Count Continues

By רבקה שורק

Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba

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With 92.7% of votes counted in Israel's 26th Knesset elections, the Joint List party is projected to gain a mandate, rising to 12 seats, while Ra'am is projected to drop to 7 seats. The Likud party leads with 26 seats, followed by National Unity with 21. The current coalition stands at 53 mandates, insufficient for a majority, and two parties are below the electoral threshold.

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The Joint List party is projected to gain a mandate, increasing to 12 seats, while Ra'am drops to 7.
Likud leads with 26 projected mandates, followed by National Unity with 21 seats.
The current coalition government is projected to hold only 53 mandates.
Two parties, HaMiluimnikim and HaKalkalit, and Amekh Yisrael, are below the electoral threshold.
The vote count for the 26th Knesset elections is approximately 92.7% complete.

As the vote count for the 26th Knesset elections progresses, with approximately 92.7% of ballots tallied, the Joint List party is gaining a mandate at the expense of Ra'am. The Joint List is now projected to secure 12 seats, while Ra'am, led by Mansour Abbas, is projected to fall to 7 seats.

The Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to hold the lead with 26 projected mandates. Following closely is Gadi Eisenkot's Yisrael Beiteinu party with 21 mandates. The current coalition government is estimated to have only 53 mandates, falling short of the 61 needed for a majority.

Other parties' projections include the National Unity party with 12 mandates, Democrats with 8, and Yisrael Beiteinu, United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit, and Shas each with 7 mandates. The Religious Zionism and Zehut parties are projected to receive 6 mandates each.

Two parties, HaMiluimnikim and HaKalkalit, and Amekh Yisrael, are currently projected to remain below the electoral threshold, meaning they will not enter the next Knesset. The overall bloc picture remains unclear, with neither the current coalition nor the opposition bloc reaching the required majority.