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Analysis Reveals Netanyahu Bloc Lost 11 Seats Due to Electoral Threshold and Shifting Demographics

An analysis of the recent Israeli election results shows the "Netanyahu bloc" lost 11 mandates primarily due to changes in the electoral threshold and demographic shifts, not just a decline in national support.

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Analysis Reveals Netanyahu Bloc Lost 11 Seats Due to Electoral Threshold and Shifting Demographics — Illustration by baba

What happened

01Netanyahu bloc lost 11 mandates due to electoral threshold changes and demographic shifts.
02Support for the Netanyahu bloc declined in all ten major Israeli cities.
03Voting patterns showed a clear socioeconomic divide, with higher clusters favoring the "change bloc."
04Shas party lost nearly half its mandates, dropping from 11 to 6 seats.
05Cross-sectoral voting between Arab and Jewish communities remained minimal.
06The "change bloc" gained support in higher socioeconomic clusters, while Netanyahu bloc support decreased.

Support for the bloc weakened in major cities and showed a clear socioeconomic divide, with higher socioeconomic groups favoring the "change bloc." The Shas party also lost significant mandates, with votes shifting to other Haredi parties and within the Netanyahu bloc. Cross-sectoral voting between Arab and Jewish communities remains minimal.

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