Ra'am Gains to 8 Seats as Knesset Election Vote Count Nears Completion

By אדם מיכלשווילי

Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba

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With 94.4% of votes counted in Israel's 26th Knesset elections, Ra'am has increased to 8 seats, while the Joint List dropped to 11. The Likud remains the largest party with 26 seats, followed by Yishar with 21. The incumbent coalition bloc holds 53 seats, and the "change bloc" has 48. Final results are pending completion of the vote count.

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Ra'am party gains one seat to reach 8 mandates as 94.4% of votes are counted.
Likud remains the largest party with 26 seats, followed by Yishar with 21 seats.
The incumbent coalition bloc holds 53 seats, while the "change bloc" has 48 seats.
The Joint List has fallen to 11 seats, while the Democrats also secured 8 seats.
The two Arab parties, Ra'am and Joint List, together hold 19 seats.

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With 94.4% of votes counted in Israel's 26th Knesset elections, the Ra'am party has risen to 8 seats, gaining one mandate at the expense of the Joint List, which has fallen to 11 seats. The current bloc counts remain unchanged, with the incumbent coalition bloc holding 53 seats and the "change bloc" at 48.

The Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to be the largest party with 26 seats. Following closely is Gadi Eisenkot's Yishar party with 21 seats. The "B'Yachad" party has secured 12 seats, and the Joint List has 11.

Other parties receiving mandates include the Democrats with 8 seats, Israel Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit, Yahadut HaTorah, and Shas each with 7 seats, and the Religious Zionism and Identity list with 6 seats. Parties falling below the electoral threshold include the Reservists and Economic parties with 2.67% of the vote, and the Am Israel party with 1.63%.

Collectively, the two Arab parties, Ra'am and the Joint List, hold 19 seats, a figure that could prove significant in future government formation talks. An additional 35,205 votes were added in the latest update. However, the results are not yet final, and the seat distribution may shift as the Central Elections Committee completes its count.