Partial election results
According to the official election update, approximately 85.6% of votes have been counted, with 454,190 additional votes included in the latest update.
Likud has 26 seats, down one, followed by Yashar with 21, also down one. The Joint List gained one seat to reach 12, while Beyachad (Together) holds 12 and The Democrats eight.
Yisrael Beiteinu, Ra’am, United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) and Shas each hold seven seats. Ra’am gained one seat. Religious Zionism–Zehut jointly have six seats.
Reservists and the Economic Party remain below the electoral threshold with 2.63% of the vote, as does Amcha Yisrael with 1.61%.
Political bloc breakdown
The current coalition holds 53 seats and the Change Bloc 48. The Joint List’s 12 seats and Ra’am’s seven are listed separately.
Herzog urges efforts to avoid another election
President Herzog said:
“One thing must be understood, and I said this even before the elections: We must do everything possible, especially after yesterday, to avoid another round of elections. Therefore, I expect everyone who comes here to do so with an open mind.”
Likud receives 52.27% in Beit She’an
Before the election, Rafi Ben Shitrit, No. 2 on Yisrael Beiteinu’s party list, declared there was absolutely no chance Netanyahu would dare set foot in his hometown of Beit She’an.
The reported results there show Likud receiving 52.27% of the vote and Yisrael Beiteinu 2.36%.
