New Party Led by Hendel and Zelekha Falls Short of Knesset by 30,000 Votes
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
The Reservists-Economic party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, failed to enter the 26th Knesset by a margin of 29,997 votes, receiving 154,950 votes or 2.72% of the total. The electoral threshold required 184,947 votes. Other parties like Amcha Israel, Tzeva Shachor, Hacharedi Public, and Noam L'Yisrael also did not pass the 3.25% threshold. Voter turnout was 77.9%.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Reservists-Economic party fell short of Knesset entry by 29,997 votes.
- Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha lead the party that received 154,950 votes.
- The electoral threshold for Knesset entry was 3.25% of valid votes.
- Amcha Israel, led by Ofer Winter, also failed to pass the threshold.
- Two ultra-Orthodox parties and Noam L'Yisrael also did not gain Knesset seats.
The Reservists-Economic party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, narrowly missed entering the 26th Knesset by just 29,997 votes. The party garnered 154,950 votes, representing 2.72% of the valid ballots. To secure Knesset representation, parties must surpass the electoral threshold, which required 184,947 votes in this election, equivalent to 3.25% of the valid votes. This means Hendel and Zelekha's party fell just under 30,000 votes short of the required mark, despite attracting over 150,000 supporters.
Overall voter turnout was 77.9%, with 5,716,665 votes cast in total, of which 5,690,778 were valid and 25,887 were disqualified.
Another party that failed to cross the threshold was Amcha Israel, led by Ofer Winter. It received 95,663 votes, or 1.68% of the valid ballots, falling significantly short by 89,284 votes.
Additionally, two ultra-Orthodox parties also failed to enter the Knesset. The Tzeva Shachor party secured 11,274 votes, while the Hacharedi Public party, headed by Moti Litner, received 10,594 votes. The Noam L'Yisrael party, led by Avi Maoz, garnered an even lower 9,923 votes.
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