Netanyahu's Likud Party Holds Strong in Strongholds Despite Election Drop
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party secured 27 seats, outperforming polls despite a drop from previous elections. The party maintained strong support in southern and northern strongholds like Ashkelon and Shlomi, but saw losses in major central cities. While Netanyahu retained much of his base despite the October 7th fallout, coalition challenges remain due to shifting support dynamics.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party secured 27 seats, exceeding expectations in the recent election.
- Likud maintained strong support in its traditional strongholds in the north and south of Israel.
- Support for Likud increased in Shlomi and Dimona, reaching 46% and 52% respectively.
- The party experienced significant vote losses in major central Israeli cities like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
- Netanyahu's ability to form a government is challenged by shifting support dynamics and coalition partner losses.
Despite a significant drop from its previous results, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party emerged as the largest in the Knesset with 27 seats, a performance considerably better than pre-election polls had predicted. The party maintained strong support in its traditional strongholds in the north and south. In Ashkelon, a city that endured over 1,300 missile strikes during the recent conflict, Likud received 40% of the vote, matching its 2022 performance. In the northern town of Shlomi, evacuated in October 2023, support for Likud even increased from 44% to 46%. Similar gains were observed in Tiberias, Tirat Carmel, and Migdal HaEmek, with Dimona showing overwhelming support at 52% for the party.
However, Likud experienced a decline in support in some areas, including Eilat and Nahariya, which are typically associated with Netanyahu. The most substantial losses in terms of potential voters were concentrated in major central Israeli cities. Support dropped by 2% in Jerusalem and by 3% in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon LeZion, Holon, and Bat Yam, representing a loss of tens of thousands of potential votes. Despite the ongoing repercussions of the October 7th attacks, Netanyahu managed to retain a majority of his party's support. Nevertheless, this support was partly gained at the expense of potential coalition partners, meaning that even with the final vote count, he may not be able to form a government with his current bloc.
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