Eisenkot Bloc Secures First Knesset Victory With Organizational Committee Vote

The approved proposal, put forward by MK Roi Folkman, establishes a 22-member committee to be chaired by Folkman himself. Folkman is a member of the Yashar party, also referred to as Yachad, which is the faction of the candidate tasked with forming the next government. The vote followed a failure by parliamentary representatives to reach a consensus, resulting in competing proposals from Folkman and Likud MK Ofir Katz.

Under the approved structure, representation is allocated at a ratio of one seat per five Knesset members, with a minimum of four members required for guaranteed faction representation. The Likud party secured the largest representation with five seats, while Yashar received four seats. The factions Bayahad (also referred to as Be'ahad), the Joint List (including the United Arab List), the Democrats, and the United List (including Ra'am) each obtained two seats. Yisrael Beiteinu (referred to as NDI), Otzma Yehudit, Yahadut HaTorah, Shas, and Religious Zionism each received one seat.

This distribution grants the bloc opposing Netanyahu, excluding the Arab lists, nine seats, matching the nine seats held by Netanyahu's bloc. The Organizing Committee holds significant transitional authority, including the responsibility to prepare and approve the composition of permanent parliamentary committees during the government formation period.