Nearly Half of Double Envelopes Counted in Israeli Election Primaries
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
In Israeli primaries, nearly half of the double envelopes have been counted, with the Likud party leading. Yesh Atid and National Unity follow closely, with other parties like Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit also showing significant results. The vote counts for Shas and Ra'am are currently fluctuating.
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- Likud leads Israeli primaries with 18.5% of votes counted from double envelopes.
- Yesh Atid and National Unity follow Likud with 15.1% and 13.9% respectively.
- Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit have secured 10.6% and 8.1% of the votes.
- Yisrael Beiteinu and Democrats are tied at 5.9% each in the ongoing count.
- Shas and Ra'am party vote counts are fluctuating as more ballots are tallied.
With nearly half of the double envelopes counted, totaling 196,618 votes, the Likud party is currently leading the primaries. They have secured 18.5% of the votes cast so far. Following closely are Yesh Atid with 15.1%, and the National Unity party with 13.9%.
Other parties showing significant results include Religious Zionism at 10.6%, and Otzma Yehudit at 8.1%. Yisrael Beiteinu and the Democrats are tied at 5.9% each. Shas has garnered 4.7% of the votes, while United Torah Judaism holds 4.3%.
The 'Miluimnikim' (Reservists) party has 4%, Am Israel has 2.7%, and the Joint List also has 2.7%. Ra'am is currently at 2.1% of the counted votes.
Notably, the numbers for Shas (which uses the number 7) and Ra'am (which uses the number 8) are fluctuating as more ballots are tallied.
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