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Ongoing Story· Day 2

Early Election Results Show Likud Leading, Yashar Second

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YnetPolitics

Likud Leads as Over 233,000 Double Envelopes Counted in Israeli Election

Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba

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Hebrew · 1 newsroom

The Likud party is leading the Israeli election with 18.62% of mandates after counting 96.1% of votes, including 233,815 double envelopes. Yesh Atid and Machane Tzioni follow with 14.92% and 13.57% respectively. The Reservists Party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, is currently below the electoral threshold and needs about 20% of the remaining 200,000 votes to pass.

The story in 5 lines · by baba

  • Likud leads Israeli election with 18.62% of mandates after 96.1% of votes counted.
  • Over 233,000 double envelopes have been tallied in the election.
  • Yesh Atid and Machane Tzioni are in second and third place with 14.92% and 13.57%.
  • The Reservists Party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, is struggling to pass the electoral threshold.
  • Approximately 200,000 votes are still to be counted.

With 233,815 double envelopes counted, representing approximately 96.1% of all votes cast, the Likud party is currently leading the Israeli election results. The Likud has secured 18.62% of the mandates. Following closely are Yesh Atid with 14.92%, and Machane Tzioni with 13.57%. Other parties showing significant results include Religious Zionism at 10.37%, Otzma Yehudit at 8.11%, Yisrael Beiteinu at 5.85%, and HaDemocratim at 5.84%.

Further down the tally, Shas has 4.74%, United Torah Judaism has 4.2%, and the Reservists Party is at 3.95%. The Joint List has garnered 3.08%, Am Israel has 2.67%, and Ra'am has 2.58%.

The Reservists Party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, has not yet crossed the electoral threshold. Assuming around 200,000 votes remain to be counted, the party requires approximately 20% of these remaining votes to pass the required percentage.

YnetCentre · Rishon LeZion

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