Israeli Election Vote Count Nears Completion, Likud Leads
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Israel's Central Election Committee has processed nearly 94% of ballots, with Likud leading and projected to win 26 Knesset seats. The "Yashar" party is second with 21 seats, and "Be'ahad" has 12. The final seat distribution is still being determined, with coalition and opposition blocs falling short of a 61-seat majority.
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- Likud leads the Israeli election with 26 projected Knesset seats after 93.8% of ballots are counted.
- The "Yashar" party is in second place with 21 seats, followed by the "Be'ahad" bloc with 12.
- Arab political movements saw shifts, with "United List" losing a seat and Ra'am gaining one.
- Four parties, including "Yisrael Beiteinu" and "Otzma Yehudit," each secured seven seats.
- The formation of a stable 61-seat majority remains uncertain as no bloc has reached the target.
- Several parties failed to pass the 3.25% electoral threshold and their votes will be redistributed.
Israel's Central Election Committee has processed approximately 93.8% of the ballots, with over 65,000 verified votes added to the system. The Likud party remains in the lead, projected to secure 26 seats in the Knesset. The "Yashar" party is in second place with 21 seats, followed by the "Be'ahad" bloc holding 12 seats.
Recent updates have adjusted the distribution of seats among Arab political movements. The "United List" has dropped to 11 seats, while the Ra'am party has gained one, now expecting eight seats. The "Democrats" party also secured eight seats. Four parties, "Yisrael Beiteinu," the far-right "Otzma Yehudit," and the religious parties "Yahadut HaTorah" and Shas, each received seven seats.
The "Religious Zionism" and "Zeut" joint list will enter parliament with six seats. Several parties failed to pass the 3.25% electoral threshold, including "HaReshim" and the "Economic Party" at 2.66%, and "Amcha Yisrael" at 1.63%. Votes for these parties will be redistributed among those that passed.
The distribution of seats leaves the formation of a stable 61-seat majority uncertain. The current coalition holds 53 seats, while the opposition bloc has 48. Arab parties not aligned with major blocs hold the remaining seats: 11 for the "United List" and eight for Ra'am.
Election officials are continuing to verify special envelopes before releasing the final results.
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