Israel election count reaches 84.5%, showing seat distribution

After 84.5% of ballots were counted in Israel’s parliamentary election, the governing bloc was reported to have secured 54 seats and the opposition bloc 49.

“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that Israeli media outlets published the figures.

Based on the current picture, the governing Likud Party is maintaining its lead with 27 seats. Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar Party is in second place with 22 seats.

Political forces representing Arab citizens of Israel appear set to win a total of 17 seats. The Joint List is expected to take 11 seats, while the Ra’am Party, led by Mansour Abbas, is projected to win six.

In the opposition camp, the Together List of former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid has won about 12 seats, Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu Party seven, and the Democrats Party, led by Yair Golan, eight.

In the governing bloc, the ultra-Orthodox Haredi parties Shas and United Torah Judaism are each projected to win seven seats. Among Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies, Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Jewish Power Party is reported to be set to secure seven seats, while Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism Party is projected to take six.

Media outlets have stressed that the final distribution of seats could change once the count is complete. However, in light of the current results for Arab parties, neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor the opposition coalition led by Eisenkot can currently secure the 61 votes needed to form a government.