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Israel Election Results Finalized: Opposition Bloc Wins Knesset Majority
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Israel's Central Election Committee finalized parliamentary election results on Thursday, with opposition parties winning 67 seats in the 120-member Knesset and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc securing 53. Over 5.7 million votes were cast, and more than 300,000 were disqualified or went to parties below the electoral threshold. The final count was completed after tallying votes from around 13,000 polling stations.
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- Opposition parties secured 67 seats in the 120-member Knesset, compared to 53 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc.
- Israel's Central Election Committee completed the final vote count on Thursday.
- More than 5.7 million people voted in Tuesday's parliamentary election.
- Over 300,000 votes were disqualified or went to parties that failed to cross the electoral threshold.
- The final count included votes from roughly 13,000 polling stations.
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