Election Committee Confirms Final Results, No Change in Political Blocs
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
The Central Election Committee released the final results for Israel's 26th Knesset elections, confirming no change in the political bloc distribution. The Likud party secured 27 seats, leading the final tally. The committee also addressed the Shin Bet's investigation into alleged ballot stuffing, stating it will not impact the final results. The official results will be presented to the President on November 4th.
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- Final election results show no change in political bloc distribution, with Netanyahu's bloc holding 53 seats.
- The Likud party is confirmed as the largest faction with 27 seats in the 26th Knesset.
- The Election Committee stated that the Shin Bet's investigation into ballot stuffing will not affect the final results.
- Voter turnout for the election was 77.9%, with over 5.6 million valid votes counted.
- The official election results will be submitted to the President on November 4th.
The Central Election Committee has published the final, official results for the 26th Knesset elections, confirming that the political landscape remains unchanged despite minor shifts in seat allocation. The bloc supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition secured 53 seats, the left-wing bloc garnered 48, and two Arab parties together hold 19 seats, indicating a continued political stalemate.
The Likud party emerged as the largest faction with 27 seats. The Yesh! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, followed with 21 seats, and the Together party, headed by Naftali Bennett, secured 12 seats. The Joint List received 11 mandates, while Ra'am and the Democrats, led by Yair Golan, each obtained 8 seats. Other parties, including Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit, and Yahadut HaTorah, each received 7 seats. Shas and Religious Zionism saw their numbers decrease to 6 seats each.
The final voter turnout was 77.9%, with 5,690,778 valid votes counted. The electoral threshold of 3.25% was set at 184,947 votes.
In parallel to the results announcement, the Election Committee addressed the controversy surrounding alleged ballot stuffing. Acting Director-General Dean Livna stated, on behalf of Committee Chairman Supreme Court Justice Noam Solberg, that an investigation initiated by the Shin Bet is ongoing and will not affect the final results. Livna mentioned that the Shin Bet head had presented classified information to Solberg, leading to the investigation, and that key figures including Netanyahu, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, and Eisenkot were briefed on the main points.
Livna emphasized the highly classified nature of the information and refuted earlier reports as baseless. He added that the investigation is not targeting any specific sector and its findings will be presented to Justice Solberg upon completion. The official results, pending election integrity checks and minor corrections, are scheduled to be submitted to the President on Wednesday, November 4th.
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