Opposition Wins Majority in Israeli Elections, Likud Largest Party
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The final vote count for Israel's 26th Knesset elections concluded Thursday, with the opposition bloc winning a majority of 67 seats compared to the Netanyahu bloc's 53. The Likud party will be the largest faction with 27 seats. Over 5.7 million people voted, and parties failing to pass the electoral threshold received over 300,000 votes.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Opposition bloc secures 67 seats in the 26th Knesset elections, defeating the Netanyahu bloc.
- Likud becomes the largest party with 27 seats, followed by Yesh Atid with 21 seats.
- Over 5.7 million Israelis participated in the elections, with 25,789 votes invalidated.
- Parties failing to pass the electoral threshold received 306,679 votes.
- The "Miluimnikim" and "HaKalkalit" parties received 154,585 votes combined.
The final vote count for the 26th Knesset elections concluded Thursday, less than two days after polls closed. Data from approximately 13,000 polling stations revealed that 5,704,141 people participated, with 25,789 votes invalidated. The results indicate the opposition bloc secured 67 seats, while the Netanyahu bloc garnered 53. The Likud party emerged as the largest faction with 27 seats in the incoming Knesset, followed by Yesh Atid with 21 seats. Other parties winning seats include Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit, and Yahadut HaTorah with seven seats each, and Shas and Religious Zionism with six seats each. Parties that did not pass the electoral threshold received a total of 306,679 votes. Among these, the "Miluimnikim" and "HaKalkalit" parties, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha respectively, received about half of these votes, totaling 154,585 (approximately 2.72% of the total votes). The "Amkha Israel" party, led by Ofer Vinter, received 95,288 votes (1.68% of the total votes).
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