Central Elections Committee publishes final election results
Central Elections Committee Publishes Final Election Results The Central Elections Committee has published the final results of Israel's 26th Knesset elections following the completion of the double-envelope ballot count and an initial review of the results from regular polling stations. According to the results, Likud won 27 seats, Yashar 21, Beyachad 12, and the Joint List 11. The Democrats and Ra'am each won eight seats, while Yisrael Beytenu, Otzma Yehudit, and United Torah Judaism secured seven seats each. Shas and the Religious Zionist Party each won six seats. All other parties failed to cross the electoral threshold. The current coalition secured 53 seats, the change bloc 48, and the Arab parties a combined 19. Voter turnout stood at 77.9%. A total of 5,716,665 votes were counted, of which 5,690,778 were valid and 25,887 were invalid. The electoral threshold was 3.25%, equivalent to 184,947 votes. The Central Elections Committee clarified that the results remain subject to election integrity checks and minor adjustments that may be made during the verification process. The results will be submitted to the President of Israel on Wednesday, November 4.