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Blocs Formed After Full Vote Count in Israeli Elections

Israel’s Central Elections Committee finished counting the votes for the 2026 Knesset election on Thursday, and the final results showed a split parliament. The Netanyahu bloc won 53 seats, while the Izencot bloc won 48, and Arab parties won 19.

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What happened

01Israel’s Central Elections Committee completed the final vote count for the 2026 Knesset election on Thursday.
02The Netanyahu bloc won 53 seats, while the Izencot bloc won 48 and Arab parties won 19.
03The Likud became the largest single party with 27 seats.
04According to TheMarker, the opposition bloc reached 67 seats in the final count.
05Abu Ali Express reported that the count covered 100% of votes cast, excluding double envelopes.
06The final tally recorded 5,704,141 voters and 25,789 disqualified votes.
07Parties below the electoral threshold received 306,679 votes, including 154,585 for The Reservists and 95,288 for Am Israel.

The Likud became the largest single party with 27 seats. According to TheMarker, the opposition bloc reached 67 seats in the final count, while the Netanyahu bloc stood at 53. Abu Ali Express reported that the vote count covered 100% of votes cast, excluding double envelopes.

Other results included Yesh Atid with 21 seats, Yachad with 12, the Joint List with 11, Democrats and Ra’am with 8 each, Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit and United Torah Judaism with 7 each, and Shas and Religious Zionism with 6 each. Several smaller parties failed to cross the electoral threshold.

The final tally also included 5,704,141 voters, 25,789 disqualified votes, and 306,679 votes cast for parties that did not enter the Knesset. The Reservists party received 154,585 votes, about 2.72%, and the Am Israel party received 95,288 votes, about 1.68%.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 00:47

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