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Election Vote Count Nears 51% Amid Delays in Key Israeli Cities

Just over 50% of votes have been counted in Israel's general election, with results from major cities like Ra'anana and Kfar Saba, as well as several Bedouin towns and Negev kibbutzim, still outstanding. The counting of double envelopes is expected to finish Friday.

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Election Vote Count Nears 51% Amid Delays in Key Israeli Cities — Illustration by baba

What happened

01Over 2.85 million votes counted, representing 50.11% of the total ballots cast.
02Results from major cities like Ra'anana, Kfar Saba, Sakhnin, and Rahat are still pending.
03Several Negev kibbutzim and the settlement of Ariel have not yet reported their vote counts.
04The counting of double envelopes is expected to conclude on Friday.
05With 51.8% of votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc has 55 seats, and the opposition has 65.

Current projections show the Netanyahu bloc with 55 seats and the opposition with 65.

Translated and summarized by baba from Haaretz, the latest report. Read Haaretz’s original