Likud Leads, New Parties Emerge in Israeli Election Results
Translated & summarized from Globes by baba
Following the 2026 Israeli election vote count, the Likud party emerged as the largest with 27 mandates, while the new "Yishr!" party secured 21 mandates. The results present a complex political landscape with no clear majority for any bloc, leaving government formation uncertain. The article details the expected Knesset members for Likud, "Yishr!", "B'Yachad", the Joint List, Democrats, Ra'am, Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit, United Torah Judaism, Shas, and Religious Zionism.
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- Likud secured 27 mandates, emerging as the largest party in the 2026 Israeli elections.
- The new "Yishr!" party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, gained 21 mandates, becoming a significant centrist force.
- No political bloc reached the 61-seat threshold, complicating government formation efforts.
- The article lists the expected Knesset members for all parties that passed the electoral threshold.
- Several parties, including B'Yachad, Joint List, Democrats, and Ra'am, also secured significant numbers of mandates.
Following the completion of vote counting for the 2026 elections, the political landscape in Israel is becoming clearer, presenting a complex and challenging reality. The Likud party has maintained its position as the largest party, securing 27 mandates. The "Yishr!" party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, has emerged as a significant force in the center, garnering 21 mandates.
Despite the distribution of mandates and the familiar bloc dynamics, no traditional camp has reached the 61-seat threshold required to form a government without breaking election promises, leaving the government formation process uncertain. The coming day will definitively reveal who is expected to become Knesset members, assuming a government can be formed and another election cycle is avoided.
The Likud party's expected Knesset members include Benjamin Netanyahu, Eliyahu Cohen, Amir Ohana, Yariv Levin, Miri Regev, Israel Katz, Gideon Sa'ar, Ofir Katz, Tali Guili, Yoav Kisch, Yaakov Bardugo, Miki Zohar, Almog Cohen, Amihai Chikli, Elisha Madan, David Peter, Moshe Saada, Haim Katz, David Amsalem, Eti Attia, Boaz Bismuth, David Bitton, Shlomo Karai, Nir Barkat, Gila Gamliel, Eli Goldschmidt, and Erez Tzadmor.
The "Yishr!" party's list of expected Knesset members comprises Gadi Eisenkot, Yoram Cohen, Orit Farkash Hacohen, Adi Altshuler, Matan Kahana, Chili Tropper, Shaul Meridor, Tair Suli Ifargan, Osherat Gani Gonen, Shira Shapira, Einbar Harush Giti, Elazar Stern, Kamil Abu Rukun, Dvora Bachar, Alex Rif, Inbar Yehezkel Belilius, Roey Folkman, Israel Zari, Tal Ohana, Elissaf Peretz, and Yaffa Tabaja.
Other parties securing seats include "B'Yachad" with 12 mandates, featuring members like Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid. The Joint List received 11 mandates, with figures such as Ahmed Tibi expected to serve. The Democrats and Ra'am each secured 8 mandates, with Yair Golan and Mansour Abbas among their expected representatives, respectively.
Three parties each obtained 7 mandates: Yisrael Beiteinu, whose expected members include Avigdor Lieberman; Otzma Yehudit, with Itamar Ben-Gvir expected to be a member; and United Torah Judaism, including Yaakov Asher. Shas and the Religious Zionism party, running with Identity, each received 6 mandates, with Aryeh Deri and Bezalel Smotrich as expected members, respectively.
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