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Likud Leads Preliminary Knesset Election Results; Counting Continues
The Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, is leading the initial count in Israel's 26th Knesset elections, which saw a record voter turnout of 77.7 percent. Initial projections from i24NEWS French estimate Likud will win 27 seats, with the Netanyahu bloc potentially reaching 55 seats.
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What happened
- 01The Likud party leads the initial vote count for the 26th Knesset with 27.75 percent of the votes from 908 polling stations.
- 02A record voter turnout of 77.7 percent was recorded, with 5,695,682 citizens casting ballots in the election.
- 03Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party is in second place with 16.34 percent of the early vote count.
- 04Naftali Bennett's Beyachad party is in third place with 8.99 percent of the processed votes.
- 05Initial projections from i24NEWS French estimate Likud will win 27 seats, leading a 55-seat bloc for Benjamin Netanyahu.
- 06The high voter turnout has raised the electoral threshold, complicating the path for smaller, undecided parties.
- 07Special ballots from IDF soldiers, security forces, police, and medical personnel are still to be counted and verified.
As of early Wednesday morning, with over 320,000 valid votes counted from 908 polling stations, Likud holds 27.75 percent of the vote. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party is in second place with 16.34 percent, and Naftali Bennett's Beyachad party is third with 8.99 percent.
Several other parties have crossed the 3.25 percent electoral threshold in the early tally, including Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit, Shas, Religious Zionism, United Torah Judaism, the Democrats, the United List, and the Reservists and Economic party. Benny Gantz's Blue and White party has received no votes in the ongoing count.
The high voter turnout, with 5,695,682 citizens casting ballots, has raised the electoral threshold, making it more difficult for smaller parties to enter the Knesset. The final outcome remains subject to change as the manual count continues and special ballots from IDF soldiers, security forces, police, and medical personnel are processed.
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Likud Leads Preliminary Knesset Election Results; Counting Continues
