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Knesset election in Israel: Forecasts point to a stalemate
After the election in Israel, several TV channels see a tight race for the majority in parliament. Both Eisenkot and Netanyahu announced that they wanted to form a government.
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Election in Israel Projections show stalemate situation in Israel As of: October 28, 2026 • 12:32 p.m
According to projections, after the election in Israel, no political camp will have a majority in parliament. Both Eisenkot and Netanyahu nevertheless announced that they wanted to form a government.
In the parliamentary election in Israel, after almost 80 percent of all ballot papers were counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing conservative bloc is ahead of the opposition bloc. According to official figures, his Likud party has 27 percent. Gadi Eisenkot's opposition alliance is at 22 percent. According to Israeli media reports, Netanyahu's bloc would get 54 of the 120 seats in parliament and the opposition alliance would get 49 seats.
The parties of Arab-Israeli citizens performed significantly better than expected. As things currently stand, they have 17 seats. This could theoretically pave the way for the opposition to power. However, Eisenkot had not yet publicly stated that he would work with the predominantly Arab lists.
These partial results can still change significantly.
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The Israeli opposition leader Eisenkot announced that he wanted to form a new government. The people of Israel have "chose change" and he will try to form a new government, Eisenkot said early Wednesday morning in a speech to his supporters in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu's coalition has "lost the trust of the people." He warned the incumbent head of government not to "abuse Israel's security for your political purposes."
Netanyahu wants to form a "strong" new right-wing government. His right-wing conservative Likud party is "the largest party in Israel" and the right-wing camp has a clear majority within the Jewish population, he told supporters. Netanyahu gave his speech at around 3 a.m. (local time, 2 a.m. CET). Unlike usual for him, this time he kept it brief. Although he did not explicitly declare himself the winner of the election, he did point out that his Likud party would probably emerge from the election as the strongest individual force. He also spoke out against any “government with the support of the Israeli Arabs”.
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When the polls closed at 9 p.m., voter turnout was 77.7 percent, the highest level in more than two decades. This corresponds to 5,695,682 voters.
The final results are expected in the coming days.
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