Israeli Election Results Show Likud Gaining, Shas Falling, Political Stalemate Persists
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
The Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, is projected to win 27 seats in Israel's 26th Knesset elections, with 96.1% of votes counted. Yesh Atid follows with 21 seats, while Shas and Religious Zionism have fallen to 6 seats each. The overall political deadlock persists, with neither a clear coalition nor opposition bloc emerging from the results.
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- Likud leads with 27 seats, Yesh Atid second with 21, as 96.1% of votes are counted.
- Shas and Religious Zionism parties have fallen to 6 seats each in the latest tally.
- The political deadlock continues, with no clear coalition or opposition bloc formed.
- Miluimnikim and Amcha Yisrael parties failed to pass the electoral threshold.
- Netanyahu's potential coalition stands at 53 seats, opposition at 48.
As the vote count for Israel's 26th Knesset elections nears completion, the political deadlock remains unresolved. With approximately 96.1% of votes tallied, including 40,421 ballots from double envelopes, the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to lead with 27 seats. Yesh Atid, headed by Gadi Eisenkot, is in second place with 21 seats, followed by Naftali Bennett's Yamina with 12 seats. The Joint List secured 11 seats, while Yair Golan's Democratic Party and Mansour Abbas's Ra'am each garnered 8 seats.
In the mid-sized parties, Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu, Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit, and United Torah Judaism each obtained 7 seats. In contrast, Shas and Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism movement received significantly lower results, with 6 seats each.
Parties failing to cross the 3.25% electoral threshold include the Miluimnikim party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelicha, which remains at 2.68% of the vote. Similarly, the Amcha Yisrael party, headed by Brig. Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter, will not enter the Knesset, having secured only 1.63% of the votes.
The bloc map remains inconclusive even after accounting for soldiers', sailors', and double-envelope votes. The coalition led by Netanyahu, comprising Likud, Otzma Yehudit, Religious Zionism, Shas, and United Torah Judaism, currently stands at 53 seats. The opposition bloc, including Yesh Atid, Yamina, the Democratic Party, and Yisrael Beiteinu, holds 48 seats. The two Arab parties, the Joint List and Ra'am, together account for 19 seats.
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