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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Israeli Election Update: Reserve Bloc Nears Threshold, Winter's Party Faces Elimination

The "Reserve Bloc - Economic Party" needs under 20,000 more votes to enter the Knesset, based on preliminary election results. Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party is unlikely to pass the electoral threshold, needing over 54,000 additional votes.

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What happened

  1. 01The "Reserve Bloc - Economic Party" requires fewer than 20,000 votes to clear the electoral threshold.
  2. 02Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party is unlikely to enter the Knesset, needing over 54,000 more votes.
  3. 03Mansour Abbas's "Ra'am" party is precariously close to the electoral barrier with vote counting incomplete.
  4. 04Ofer Winter stated he fought against a "machine" and vowed his movement is permanent.
  5. 05Winter's party is believed to have drawn votes from "Religious Zionism," "NDI," "Bennett," and "Likud."

Mansour Abbas's "Ra'am" party is also narrowly above the barrier with vote counting still underway in key areas. Winter vowed his movement is here to stay despite facing significant challenges.

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

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