A combination picture shows former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot (top left); former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (bottom left) ; and Israels National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. (REUTERS)Israel’s parliamentary election has left the country facing uncertainty over its next government, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led bloc falling short of a majority in the 120-member Knesset. The Central Elections Committee (CEC) published the final results early Friday, giving Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats, 48 to the opposition, and the remaining 19 to two Arab-led parties.The outcome means neither side can form a government without securing additional support. A party or alliance needs at least 61 seats to command a majority in the Knesset. The Arab-led Ra’am and Joint List parties, which won eight and 11 seats respectively, could, therefore, play a decisive role in determining the next government. Their combined tally of 19 is a record for Arab parties in Israel’s parliament, news agency Associated Press reported.Who won how many seats?Netanyahu’s Likud emerged as the largest individual party with 27 seats. Its allies include Otzma Yehudit and United Torah Judaism, with seven seats each, and Shas and Religious Zionism, which won six apiece.The opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party, secured 48 seats. Yashar won 21, Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad 12, Yair Golan’s Democrats eight and Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu seven.The two Arab-led parties, Ra’am and the Joint List, won eight and 11 seats, respectively. Turnout stood at 77.9 per cent, with 5,716,665 votes cast, the highest in decades, according to the CEC.What are the possible outcomes?All ballots counted · Official certification pendingIsrael election results: The count is completeBuild a coalition, test the Arab parties’ role, see who gained and lost, who is heading to the Knesset, where parties led and how the count unfolded. Pick a section.Reported completed-count figures · pending certificationSeats in the 120-member Knesset534819 61 = majorityNetanyahu bloc53Eight seats short of a 61-seat majority.Opposition bloc48Thirteen seats short of a majority without support from outside its bloc.Arab-led parties19Joint List (11) and Ra’am (8) remain separate parties; their positions in negotiations may differ.Likud 27Yashar 21B’Yachad 12Joint List 11The Democrats 8Ra’am 8Yisrael Beytenu 7Otzma Yehudit 7United Torah Judaism 7Shas 6Religious Zionism–Zehut 6Neither major bloc has a majority on its own, so the Arab-led parties could be pivotal. Bloc groupings are editorial, not official Central Elections Committee categories. Forming a government is a separate process from the count, and no coalition scenario is certain.61?Build a coalition19Arab parties±Gains and losses120Who’s heading in●Map100%The countCan you build a coalition that reaches 61 seats?Tap a party to add its seats; tap it again to take it out, or use Clear all to start over. Seats are the reported completed-count figures, pending official certification.Maths, not a prediction. A combination that adds up to 61 is not necessarily a politically viable coalition. Red lines, abstentions, outside support and confidence-vote strategy can all affect government formation. of 120 seatsClear all ×Clear all ×Tap a party again to remove it61 seats or moreMathematical majority: seatsBelow majority more seats neededNetanyahu bloc53 seatsLikudBenjamin Netanyahu27Add LikudRemove LikudAdd LikudRemove LikudAdd LikudRemove LikudShasAryeh Deri6Add ShasRemove ShasAdd ShasRemove ShasAdd ShasRemove ShasUnited Torah JudaismYaakov Asher7Add United Torah JudaismRemove United Torah JudaismAdd United Torah JudaismRemove United Torah JudaismAdd United Torah JudaismRemove United Torah JudaismOtzma YehuditItamar Ben-Gvir7Add Otzma YehuditRemove Otzma YehuditAdd Otzma YehuditRemove Otzma YehuditAdd Otzma YehuditRemove Otzma YehuditReligious Zionism–ZehutBezalel Smotrich6Add Religious Zionism–ZehutRemove Religious Zionism–ZehutAdd Religious Zionism–ZehutRemove Religious Zionism–ZehutAdd Religious Zionism–ZehutRemove Religious Zionism–ZehutOpposition bloc48 seatsYasharGadi Eisenkot21Add YasharRemove YasharAdd YasharRemove YasharAdd YasharRemove YasharB’YachadNaftali Bennett12Add B’YachadRemove B’YachadAdd B’YachadRemove B’YachadAdd B’YachadRemove B’YachadYisrael BeytenuAvigdor Liberman7Add Yisrael BeytenuRemove Yisrael BeytenuAdd Yisrael BeytenuRemove Yisrael BeytenuAdd Yisrael BeytenuRemove Yisrael BeytenuThe DemocratsYair Golan8Add The DemocratsRemove The DemocratsAdd The DemocratsRemove The DemocratsAdd The DemocratsRemove The DemocratsArab-led parties19 seatsJoint ListYousef Jabareen11Add Joint ListRemove Joint ListAdd Joint ListRemove Joint ListAdd Joint ListRemove Joint ListRa’amMansour Abbas8Add Ra’amRemove Ra’amAdd Ra’amRemove Ra’amAdd Ra’amRemove Ra’amPolitical reality checkDated public positions relevant to your mix appear here: ruled out, reluctant, policy clash or open to talks. A position can change in negotiations.Ruled out: Yisrael Beytenu + Arab-led partiesAvigdor Liberman has pledged not to form a government that relies on Arab parties (The Times of Israel, Oct 28).Ruled out: B’Yachad + Arab-led partiesNaftali Bennett has pledged not to sit with Arab parties this time, although he led a government that included Ra’am in 2021 (The Times of Israel, Oct 28).Ruled out: The Democrats + Likud or Haredi partiesYair Golan says he will not sit with the Haredi parties, or with Likud while Netanyahu leads it (The Jewish Chronicle, Oct 28).Ruled out: Likud + Arab-led partiesNetanyahu said it was unthinkable “to set up a government that relies upon anti-Zionist Arab parties” (The Times of Israel, Oct 28).Ruled out: Yashar + LikudGadi Eisenkot has rejected serving under Netanyahu, including in a rotation (The Jerusalem Post, Oct 28). Netanyahu says partners are welcome “without a rotation” (Israel Hayom, Oct 28).Policy clash: Yashar + Haredi partiesEisenkot’s stated priority is a “Zionist government committed to military conscription” (Ynet, Oct 28). United Torah Judaism quit Netanyahu’s government over the draft law.Reluctant: Yashar + Arab-led partiesBefore the vote, Eisenkot ruled out a minority government relying on Arab-led parties (Al Jazeera, Oct 29). Since then he has not set out any framework for working with them (Ynet, Oct 28).Open to talks: Ra’amMansour Abbas told Channel 12 that “everyone is speaking with us”, and said he is willing to join an Eisenkot-led coalition if it proves viable (The Times of Israel, Oct 28).Open to talks: The Democrats + Arab-led partiesGolan has urged partners to form “a government of change in partnership with Israel’s Arab citizens” (The Times of Israel, Oct 28).Open to talks: Joint ListAhmad Tibi said the Joint List would not seek ministries or formal coalition membership, but would consider backing a government from outside in return for commitments on crime in Arab communities and an end to Bedouin home demolitions (Ynet, Oct 28).61 is not the only route. To take office, a government needs more votes for it than against in a Knesset confidence vote. A party can join the cabinet, back the government from outside without taking ministries, or abstain. The Bennett-Lapid government was sworn in by 60 votes to 59 in 2021, with one abstention. A coalition below 61, though, needs outside help to pass laws and survive. Forming a government is a separate process from counting the votes: after the official results, the president consults the parties and asks a Knesset member to try to form one. Can Arab parties decide Netanyahu’s future?Joint List (11) and Ra’am (8) together hold a record 19 seats, but they are separate parties with different leaders and positions. Pick a starting bloc, then decide what each Arab-led party does in the confidence vote.Step 1 · Start with a bloc Opposition blocYashar, B’Yachad, Democrats, Yisrael Beytenu48 Opposition without Bennett and LibermanYashar and the Democrats only29 Netanyahu blocLikud, Shas, UTJ, Otzma, Religious Zionism53Step 2 · What do the Arab-led parties do?Ra’amLed by Mansour Abbas8Votes againstJoins coalitionBacks from outsideAbstainsJoint ListLed by Yousef Jabareen11Votes againstJoins coalitionBacks from outsideAbstains For Against AbstainTakes officeMore votes for than againstFailsNot enough votes for the governmentWorking majorityCoalition holds seats, 61 or moreMinorityCoalition holds of 120 seatsPolitical reality checkReluctant: EisenkotBefore the vote, Eisenkot ruled out a minority government relying on Arab-led parties (Al Jazeera, Oct 29). Since then he has not set out any framework for working with them (Ynet, Oct 28).Ruled out: BennettNaftali Bennett has pledged not to sit with Arab parties this time, although he led a government that included Ra’am in 2021 (The Times of Israel, Oct 28). This mix needs his support.Ruled out: LibermanAvigdor Liberman has pledged not to form a government that relies on Arab parties (The Times of Israel, Oct 28). This mix needs his support.Arithmetic: without Bennett and LibermanYashar and the Democrats hold 29 seats between them.Open to talks: GolanGolan has urged partners to form “a government of change in partnership with Israel’s Arab citizens” (The Times of Israel, Oct 28).Ruled out: NetanyahuNetanyahu said it was unthinkable “to set up a government that relies upon anti-Zionist Arab parties” (The Times of Israel, Oct 28). Abbas says Likud has also approached him (The Times of Israel, Oct 28).Open to talks: AbbasMansour Abbas told Channel 12 that “everyone is speaking with us”, and said he is willing to join an Eisenkot-led coalition if it proves viable (The Times of Israel, Oct 28). In 2021 Ra’am became the first Arab-majority party to join an Israeli government.Open to talks: Joint ListAhmad Tibi said the Joint List would not seek ministries or formal coalition membership, but would consider backing a government from outside in return for commitments on crime in Arab communities and an end to Bedouin home demolitions (Ynet, Oct 28).Three ways to back a governmentJoinInside the coalition. Ministers and a share of power. Ra’am did this in the Bennett-Lapid government of 2021.BackSupport from outside. Votes for the government without taking ministries. Yitzhak Rabin’s government relied on outside Arab support after 1993.AbstainStay out of the vote. A government needs more votes for than against, not 61. Bennett-Lapid was sworn in 60–59, with one abstention.The calculator assumes every party you have not added votes against. It is arithmetic, not a forecast: the Joint List and Ra’am are separate parties with different leaders and positions.Sources: Seats: completed Central Elections Committee count as reported by Globes (Oct 29, 2026, 6:15pm Israel time), pending official certification. Positions: The Times of Israel, Ynet, Al Jazeera, The Jerusalem Post (Oct 28–29, 2026). 2021 vote: Axios. 1993 precedent: The Times of Israel.Which parties gained seats and which lost ground?Seats on the completed count, pending certification, compared with what each list won in the 2022 election, the last consistent baseline. Many lists merged or split, and some members switched parties during the outgoing Knesset, so read the notes before comparing names.Netanyahu bloc−11Eisenkot bloc+2Arab-led parties+9Seat changeHow the lists changedGrey bar: seats won in the 2022 election. Coloured bar: seats on the completed count, pending certification. The 2022 bloc totals above are a retrospective grouping of the 2022 lists into today’s blocs.YasharFirst electionNew202621New party. Eisenkot was elected in 2022 on Benny Gantz’s National Unity list.Joint ListIn 2022: Hadash–Ta’al+6202611Balad, which missed the threshold running alone in 2022, rejoined.The DemocratsIn 2022: Labor+4Labor merged with Meretz, which won no seats in 2022.Yisrael Beytenu+1United Torah Judaism±0New leader: Yaakov Asher replaced Moshe Gafni.Otzma Yehudit + Religious Zionism–ZehutIn 2022: Religious Zionism alliance−1202214202613The 2022 joint list, which also included Noam, split. Otzma 7, Religious Zionism–Zehut 6.202211202232202627Now includes Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope, which ran on the National Unity list in 2022.B’YachadIn 2022: Yesh Atid−12202224202612Yesh Atid now runs inside Naftali Bennett’s list; Yair Lapid is No. 2.National UnityDid not run in 2026Did not run202212Broke up in 2025. Gantz’s Blue and White withdrew on Oct 19, 2026.Lists that merged, split or are new since 2022. 2022 seats in grey. Shas, United Torah Judaism, Yisrael Beytenu and Ra’am run under the same names as in 2022.Yesh Atid 24Bennett 2026 new→B’Yachad12 seatsFormed April 2026 and headed by Naftali Bennett.National Unity 12→Yashar21 seatsEisenkot left National Unity in 2025 and founded Yashar. The alliance ended in July 2025; Gantz’s Blue and White withdrew from the race on Oct 19, 2026.Likud 32New Hope ran in National Unity→Likud27 seatsGideon Sa’ar’s New Hope agreed in 2025 to merge back into Likud.Religious Zionism alliance 14→Otzma Yehudit7 seatsThe joint list split in November 2022. Each party now runs on its own.Religious Zionism alliance 14Zehut no seatsJewish Home no seats→Religious Zionism–Zehut6 seatsJewish Home merged into Religious Zionism in 2023. Moshe Feiglin of Zehut is No. 2.Labor 4Meretz 0→The Democrats8 seatsLabor and Meretz merged in July 2024 under Yair Golan.Hadash–Ta’al 5Balad 0→Joint List11 seatsHadash, Ta’al and Balad agreed on Aug 19, 2026, to run together again.Sources: 2022 results: Central Elections Committee. 2026 seats: completed Central Elections Committee count as reported by Globes (Oct 29, 2026, 6:15pm Israel time), pending official certification. List changes: PoliWave, Israel Policy Forum. The 2022 baseline is the election result, not the outgoing Knesset’s final faction sizes.Who is heading to the Knesset?Israel votes for party lists, not local candidates. Seats go to names in ballot order, so a party’s seat count on the completed count shows who is set to enter, pending certification. Tap a party.Likud27Yashar21B’Yachad12JLJoint List11The Democrats8Shas6UTJUnited Torah Judaism7Otzma Yehudit7Yisrael Beytenu7Ra’am8Religious Zionism–Zehut6LikudLed by Benjamin Netanyahu27seatsThe top 27 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Benjamin NetanyahuPrime ministerEli CohenEnergy ministerAmir OhanaKnesset speakerYariv LevinJustice ministerMiri RegevTransportation ministerIsrael KatzDefence ministerGideon Sa’arForeign ministerOfir KatzCoalition chairmanTali Gu’iliNew Hope candidate on the Likud listYoav KischEducation ministerYaakov BardugoBroadcasterMiki ZoharCulture and sport ministerAlmog CohenDeputy minister, PM’s OfficeAmichai ChikliDiaspora affairs ministerElisha MadanReserve combat soldierDavid PeterLitigatorMoshe SaadaMK, former police investigatorHaim KatzTourism and housing ministerDavid AmsalemRegional cooperation ministerEtty AtiaMKBoaz BismuthMK, foreign affairs and defence committee chairDavid BitanMK, economics committee chairShlomo KarhiCommunications ministerNir BarkatEconomy ministerGila GamlielScience and technology ministerEli GoldschmidtFormer MKErez TadmorPublicist and broadcasterCut-off on the completed countShlomo LernerLawyerYitzhak BunzelFamily-law attorneyYasharLed by Gadi Eisenkot21seatsThe top 21 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Gadi EisenkotFormer IDF chief of staffYoram CohenFormer Shin Bet directorOrit Farkash-HacohenFormer science ministerAdi AltshulerSocial entrepreneurMatan KahanaFormer religious services ministerChili TropperFormer culture minister; Yesodot IsraelShaul MeridorFormer Treasury budgets chiefTair IfarganFormer Labour Ministry director-generalOshrat Gani GonenRegional council headShira ShapiraCivic activistInbar Harush GitiFormer Defence Ministry officialElazar SternFormer intelligence ministerKamil Abu RukunFormer COGAT headDvora BakarEducational entrepreneurAlex RifActivistInbar YehezkeliAttorneyRoy FolkmanFormer MKIsrael ZariDeputy mayor of Ramat GanTal OhanaFormer Yeruham council headElyasaf PeretzIDF reservistYafa TabajaInnovation centre founderCut-off on the completed countNir HajbiColonel (res.)Ron BarkaiPolicy programme directorB’YachadLed by Naftali Bennett12seatsThe top 12 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Naftali BennettFormer prime ministerYair LapidYesh Atid leader, former PMKeren TernerFormer ministry director-generalMerav Ben-AriYesh Atid faction chairLiran Avisar Ben-HorinFormer ministry director-generalNoam TibonMaj. Gen. (res.)Michal Hirsch NegriMunicipal director-generalEitan GinzburgFormer communications ministerMeirav CohenFormer social equality ministerYonatan ShalevReservist activistBruria Naim ErmanB’Yachad director-generalRam Ben BarakFormer deputy Mossad headCut-off on the completed countAmir StrugoYouth movement leaderNaor ShiriMKJoint ListLed by Yousef Jabareen11seatsThe top 11 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Yousef JabareenHadash chairmanAhmad TibiTa’al chairmanFaten GhattasHadashBakr AwawdehBaladOfer CassifHadash MKYoussef AtaunaFormer MK, HadashMaha Karkabi-SabahSociologist, BaladAhmad DarawsheTa’alNihaya WishahyLecturer, HadashHassan NasasraEducator, BaladHaitham ZahalkaLawyer, Ta’alCut-off on the completed countIyas NatourProducer, HadashGhassan AbdallahTa’alThe DemocratsLed by Yair Golan8seatsThe top 8 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Yair GolanMaj. Gen. (res.)Naama LazimiMKGilad KarivMK, Reform rabbiEfrat RaytenMKYair FinkSocial activistGaby LaskyFormer MKOmri RonenProtest activistMichal RozinFormer MKCut-off on the completed countMoshe RadmanProtest leaderSumaya BashirArts therapistShasLed by Aryeh Deri6seatsThe top 6 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Aryeh DeriParty chairmanYinon AzoulayMKMichael MalkieliMK, former ministerYoav Ben-TzurMK, former ministerHaim BitonMK, former ministerDror AmosHaifa religious council headCut-off on the completed countMoshe AbutbulMKUriel BusoMK, former health ministerUnited Torah JudaismLed by Yaakov Asher7seatsThe top 7 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Yaakov AsherParty chairman, Degel HaTorahYitzhak GoldknopfAgudat Yisrael chairmanYitzhak PindrusMK, Degel HaTorahMeir PorushJerusalem affairs ministerMoshe Azriel RosenthalBnei Brak education officialEli StarkPolitical operativeYehuda Leib WeissfishYeshiva network directorCut-off on the completed countYoel Yaakov TesslerMK, Agudat YisraelDavid ZaltzActing mayor of Beitar IllitOtzma YehuditLed by Itamar Ben-Gvir7seatsThe top 7 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Itamar Ben-GvirNational security ministerTally GotlivMK, ex-LikudYitzhak WasserlaufNegev and Galilee ministerAmichai EliyahuHeritage ministerLimor Son Har-MelechMKYitzhak KroizerMKChanamel DorfmanFormer chief of staff to Ben-GvirCut-off on the completed countTzachi EliyahuParty activistYosef GoldbergerPolitical adviserYisrael BeytenuLed by Avigdor Liberman7seatsThe top 7 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Avigdor LibermanParty chairmanRafi Ben ShitritFormer Beit She’an mayorTalia LankriCol. (res.)Oded ForerMK, former agriculture ministerYulia MalinovskyMKSharon SharabiHostage-return campaignerHamad AmarMKCut-off on the completed countEvgeny SovaMKElvira KulichmanFormer deputy mayor of LodRa’amLed by Mansour Abbas8seatsThe top 8 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Mansour AbbasParty chairmanYoav SegalovitzFormer deputy public security ministerWaleed TahaMKWaleed AlhwashlaMKIman Khatib-YassinMKYasir HujeiratMKIbrahim al-TuriRahatAbd al-Karim MasriKafr QaraCut-off on the completed countAbd al-Karim AzzamNazarethIbrahim Abu LabanRamlaReligious Zionism–ZehutLed by Bezalel Smotrich6seatsThe top 6 names are set to enter the Knesset on the completed count, pending certification. The next two are first in line if a member resigns.Bezalel SmotrichFinance ministerMoshe FeiglinZehut chairmanOrit StrookSettlements ministerSimcha RothmanConstitution committee chairTzvika MorTikva Forum chairmanItamar EitamLt. Col. (res.)Cut-off on the completed countZvi SukkotMKYitzhak ZagaLawyer, ZehutNot yet certified. Seats are confirmed only when the official results are published, expected on Nov 4, 2026. Names further down a list can still enter if members resign, including ministers who give up their seats under the so-called Norwegian law. List order verified against the Central Elections Committee’s published candidate lists. Short role descriptions are from The Petek and The Times of Israel and have not all been independently verified.Sources: Candidate lists: Central Elections Committee approved lists for the 26th Knesset (via the Israel Democracy Institute), cross-checked with The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post and The Petek. Seats: completed Central Elections Committee count as reported by Globes (Oct 29, 2026, 6:15pm Israel time), pending official certification.Where Netanyahu, the opposition and Arab parties ledA map of the leading party in 29 of Israel’s statistical regions, plus the localities where first and second place are separated by less than two points.MapClose racesRegions and towns do not elect members. All 120 seats are shared out nationally by proportional representation; these figures show where each list drew its votes.Each dot is a statistical region, coloured by the party with the most votes. Tap a dot to see the result.CloseHaifa Region ×Haifa Region355,850 votes countedLargest list: Likud1.9 pts ahead of the next listEisenkot-bloc lists together polled more here, but Likud was the largest single list.Netanyahu37.8%Eisenkot51.0%Arab-led6.3%Judean Mountains ×Judean Mountains339,700 votes countedLargest list: UTJ3.9 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu65.2%Eisenkot23.3%Arab-led5.8%Be’er Sheva Region ×Be’er Sheva Region266,345 votes countedLargest list: Ra’am24.1 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu29.4%Eisenkot19.5%Arab-led47.7%Judea and Samaria ×Judea and Samaria229,831 votes countedLargest list: Religious Zionism3.5 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu79.4%Eisenkot13.8%Arab-led0.1%Holon Region ×Holon Region183,052 votes countedLargest list: Likud13.4 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu50.3%Eisenkot43.4%Arab-led0.3%Hadera Region ×Hadera Region153,702 votes countedLargest list: Likud6.2 pts ahead of the next listEisenkot-bloc lists together polled more here, but Likud was the largest single list.Netanyahu34.8%Eisenkot39.7%Arab-led20.3%Ashqelon Region ×Ashqelon Region128,904 votes countedLargest list: Likud25.7 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu61.5%Eisenkot31.8%Arab-led0.2%Ashdod Region ×Ashdod Region126,277 votes countedLargest list: Likud17.7 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu63.1%Eisenkot31.7%Arab-led0.1%Alexander Mountain ×Alexander Mountain95,573 votes countedLargest list: Joint List50.1 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu12.2%Eisenkot8.9%Arab-led76.8%Judean Foothills ×Judean Foothills78,034 votes countedLargest list: UTJ17.8 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu80.8%Eisenkot12.4%Arab-led0.4%Karmi’el Region ×Karmi’el Region72,021 votes countedLargest list: Joint List17.0 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu16.9%Eisenkot26.3%Arab-led52.7%Eastern Sharon ×Eastern Sharon64,797 votes countedLargest list: Joint List51.0 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu2.9%Eisenkot10.3%Arab-led84.9%Lakhish Region ×Lakhish Region47,539 votes countedLargest list: Likud25.5 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu71.2%Eisenkot23.2%Arab-led0.1%Akko Region ×Akko Region43,091 votes countedLargest list: Joint List17.6 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu30.3%Eisenkot18.8%Arab-led48.3%Gerar Region ×Gerar Region37,115 votes countedLargest list: Likud8.1 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu81.0%Eisenkot14.3%Arab-led0.1%Kinnerot ×Kinnerot35,988 votes countedLargest list: Likud19.6 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu62.8%Eisenkot29.5%Arab-led3.1%Besor Region ×Besor Region32,288 votes countedLargest list: Likud16.7 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu68.8%Eisenkot25.2%Arab-led0.3%Arava Region ×Arava Region29,744 votes countedLargest list: Likud13.4 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu50.2%Eisenkot42.8%Arab-led1.6%Eastern Lower Galilee ×Eastern Lower Galilee27,641 votes countedLargest list: Yashar6.2 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu23.1%Eisenkot45.0%Arab-led27.2%Eastern Upper Galilee ×Eastern Upper Galilee26,559 votes countedLargest list: Likud13.8 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu67.8%Eisenkot21.0%Arab-led7.5%Hula Basin ×Hula Basin24,030 votes countedLargest list: Likud7.1 pts ahead of the next listEisenkot-bloc lists together polled more here, but Likud was the largest single list.Netanyahu43.6%Eisenkot50.0%Arab-led0.7%Hof HaKarmel ×Hof HaKarmel20,228 votes countedLargest list: Joint List5.4 pts ahead of the next listEisenkot-bloc lists together polled more here, but Joint List was the largest single list.Netanyahu17.3%Eisenkot41.5%Arab-led37.1%Bet She’an Basin ×Bet She’an Basin19,666 votes countedLargest list: Likud26.3 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu66.6%Eisenkot26.6%Arab-led0.3%Hazor Region ×Hazor Region14,983 votes countedLargest list: Likud5.5 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu44.8%Eisenkot27.1%Arab-led24.4%Elon Region ×Elon Region12,492 votes countedLargest list: Yashar3.0 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu24.4%Eisenkot53.0%Arab-led16.0%Kokhav Plateau ×Kokhav Plateau8,852 votes countedLargest list: Joint List22.0 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu3.1%Eisenkot27.2%Arab-led67.6%Harod Valley ×Harod Valley7,356 votes countedLargest list: Yashar15.5 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu20.0%Eisenkot61.4%Arab-led14.0%Hermon Region ×Hermon Region1,871 votes countedLargest list: Yisrael Beytenu5.1 pts ahead of the next listNetanyahu10.0%Eisenkot78.5%Arab-led2.6%Arava Region (incl. Eilat) lies further south; its dot sits at the bottom edge Likud 14 Joint List 6 Yashar 3 UTJ 2 Ra’am 1 Yisrael Beytenu 1 Religious Zionism 1Dots are placed on each region’s main town, not its boundaries; Besor and Judea and Samaria are placed at approximate centres, and Hazor and Eastern Upper Galilee are nudged apart so both can be tapped. Central Lower Galilee (1,126 votes) is not plotted. PoliWave lists all 53 regions; only the 29 we could retrieve and check row by row are shown, so areas including Tel Aviv are missing.Localities where the top two lists are within two points, with the exact vote gap in the count so far. Shares are rounded to one decimal place. These could still flip as the last ballots are counted.RekhasimTied on 2,983 votes eachShas43.7%2,983 votes UTJ43.7%2,983 votes Giv’at Ze’ev20 votes apartShas22.7%2,603 votes UTJ22.6%2,583 votes Majdal Shams5 votes apartYisrael Beytenu35.6%529 votes Yashar35.3%524 votes Meshhed38 votes apartRa’am49.2%2,570 votes Joint List48.5%2,532 votes Zur Hadassa41 votes apartLikud21.4%1,151 votes Yashar20.6%1,110 votes Atlit53 votes apartYashar27.0%1,674 votes Likud26.1%1,621 votes Pardes Hanna-Karkur277 votes apartYashar24.5%6,693 votes Likud23.5%6,416 votes Netivot328 votes apartShas28.7%7,254 votes Likud27.4%6,926 votes Alfe Menashe75 votes apartLikud25.7%1,256 votes Yashar24.2%1,181 votes El’ad366 votes apartShas39.2%8,750 votes UTJ37.6%8,384 votes Hurfeish55 votes apartYisrael Beytenu31.4%989 votes Yashar29.7%934 votes Giv’at Shmuel334 votes apartLikud19.8%3,552 votes Religious Zionism17.9%3,218 votes Yirka143 votes apartLikud31.9%2,439 votes Yashar30.0%2,296 votes Beit Jann100 votes apartYisrael Beytenu30.4%1,611 votes Yashar28.5%1,511 votes Nizzan27 votes apartReligious Zionism32.8%457 votes Likud30.8%430 votes Sources: PoliWave live results from the Central Elections Committee count (98% of polling stations, Oct 29, 2026, 2:01am Israel time). Bloc groupings are PoliWave’s. Only the 29 of 53 regions we could retrieve and check are shown. Comparable 2022 figures by region were not available, so change since 2022 is not shown. Percentages are rounded; vote gaps in close races are exact counts.How the result changed as votes came inEvery published update from the exit polls to the completed count, in order: the share of the vote for each bloc, and seat figures where they were reported. All ballots are now counted; official certification is pending.Netanyahu bloc50.0% → 42.0%Opposition bloc39.9% → 37.7%Arab-led parties4.2% → 15.3%Others5.9% → 5.1% Netanyahu bloc Opposition bloc Arab-led parties Others 10:00pmTue, Oct 27Exit pollsPolls close. Both main exit polls put neither bloc near 61.Channel 12 exit poll505218 Channel 13 exit poll505317 2:11amWed, Oct 281.9% countedFirst results. Netanyahu bloc on half the counted vote.Share of the counted voteNetanyahu 50.0%Opposition 39.9%Arab-led 4.2% 3:47amWed, Oct 2818.8% countedShare of the counted voteNetanyahu 48.4%Opposition 37.4%Arab-led 8.6% 4:05amWed, Oct 2825.2%* countedNetanyahu bloc projected at 63. Ra’am was below the 3.25% threshold (3.2%), so its votes earned no seats.Seat projection (The Times of Israel)63498 4:51amWed, Oct 2832.5%* countedNetanyahu bloc down to 59. The report did not break down the remaining 15 seats.Seat projection (The Times of Israel)594615† 5:13amWed, Oct 2834.5% countedShare of the counted voteNetanyahu 46.3%Opposition 36.0%Arab-led 12.3% 6:02amWed, Oct 2841.1%* countedWith about two-fifths of votes counted, the Netanyahu bloc was projected at 57 seats.Seat projection (Ynet)574716 7:42amWed, Oct 2854.9% countedShare of the counted voteNetanyahu 43.8%Opposition 39.0%Arab-led 11.9% 10:02amWed, Oct 2872.1% countedShare of the counted voteNetanyahu 43.3%Opposition 37.5%Arab-led 14.0% 2:33pmWed, Oct 2892.8% countedNetanyahu bloc down to 53 projected seats; Arab-led parties at a record 19.Share of the counted voteNetanyahu 42.2%Opposition 37.7%Arab-led 15.0%Seat projection (Times of Israel, 2:32pm)534819 11:35pmWed, Oct 2897.4% countedShare of the counted voteNetanyahu 42.1%Opposition 37.7%Arab-led 15.2% 2:01amThu, Oct 2998.0% countedLast PoliWave snapshot before the double-envelope count.Share of the counted voteNetanyahu 42.0%Opposition 37.7%Arab-led 15.3%Seat projection (PoliWave)534819 6:14amThu, Oct 29~91%* countedDouble-envelope count under way. Ra’am up to 8 seats and the Joint List down to 11; the bloc totals did not change.Seat projection (N12)534819 3:23pmThu, Oct 29CountingWith 295,607 double-envelope ballots counted, Likud gains a seat at the expense of its ally Shas. No change in the blocs (The Times of Israel). 6:15pmThu, Oct 29Count completeAll ballots counted. Likud 27, Shas 6, Joint List 11, Ra’am 8. Subject to final verification; not yet certified.Completed count (Globes)534819 ExpectedWed, Nov 4Next stepThe Central Elections Committee is expected to publish the official, certified results.Seat bars are out of 120; the dashed line marks the 61-seat majority.Shares move as different areas report, so early figures are not a sample of the whole country. Seat figures also jump when a list crosses or falls below the 3.25% threshold, and because of surplus-vote agreements, so a seat change does not by itself mean voters changed their minds. Exit polls are surveys, not counts. †Not broken down in the report; calculated as the remainder of 120. *Starred figures are shares of votes counted as reported by The Times of Israel, Ynet and N12; unstarred figures are PoliWave’s share of polling stations reported. The two measures are not directly comparable.Sources: Vote shares and 2:01am seats: PoliWave, from Central Elections Committee data. Exit polls and 6:02am projection: Ynet. 4:05am, 4:51am and 2:32pm projections: The Times of Israel. Thursday 6:14am: N12. Thursday 3:23pm: The Times of Israel. Completed count: Globes (Oct 29, 2026, 6:15pm). All times Israel time.All ballots counted · Official certification pending. The Central Elections Committee has finished counting the regular and double-envelope ballots. Seats shown are the reported completed-count figures (Globes, Oct 29, 2026, 6:15pm Israel time), still subject to final verification. Official results are expected on Nov 4, 2026. Bloc groupings are editorial, not Central Elections Committee categories. The map section is a historical vote-share snapshot (PoliWave, Oct 29, 2026, 2:01am Israel time, 98% of polling stations), taken before the double-envelope count.Express InfoGenIECreated by Aniruddha DharWith Netanyahu’s Likud-led bloc securing 53 seats, it remains eight short of the 61 required for a majority in the 120-member Knesset. The opposition bloc, with 48 seats, also falls short of the threshold.The two Arab-led parties, Ra’am and the Joint List, have won 11 and eight seats respectively, taking their combined tally to 19. Their numbers could be significant in the government-formation process. However, Netanyahu’s refusal to cooperate with the Arab-led parties further complicates the negotiations. The outcome will depend on whether either bloc can secure sufficient support to command a majority in parliament.Story continues below this adWhat happens next?The Central Elections Committee (CEC) will submit the final results to President Isaac Herzog on November 4, after completing any remaining inquiries into complaints or possible errors. Herzog will then consult the leaders of the political parties, who will recommend the lawmaker they believe should be given the mandate to form the next government.The candidate selected by the president will have to secure the support needed to form a government and command a majority in the Knesset.Fraud allegations cloud resultsThe election results have been accompanied by allegations of electoral fraud and foreign interference raised by Netanyahu and his Likud party, which claimed that the vote had been “stolen”. The allegations include claims of bribery, threats, violence, distribution of cash alongside Ra’am ballot slips and multiple voting.However, acting CEC Director General Dean Livne rejected claims of systematic violations, maintaining that the election was conducted lawfully and that there was no basis for allegations questioning its integrity. He also said votes could be invalidated only if direct evidence of violations was found.Story continues below this adThe Shin Bet, which is investigating suspected foreign interference, described its probe as “limited in scope” and said it was based on its own intelligence collection rather than information provided by political parties. Its chief, David Zini, briefed Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lapid and Gadi Eisenkot on the suspicions under investigation.Hebrew-language media reports said Likud suspected Qatar and Turkiye of funding organisations involved in mobilising Arab voters. Both countries rejected the allegations. Qatar called them “ridiculous and dangerous”, while Turkiye described claims of its involvement as “entirely baseless”.Police have also disputed Likud’s claim that the election was stolen. A police source told Hebrew media outlets that there had been “very few irregular incidents” affecting electoral integrity and that there was no investigative or intelligence-based evidence to substantiate the claim. Netanyahu’s opponents, meanwhile, accused him of using the allegations to undermine the legitimacy of Arab voters and the election outcome.The Express Global Desk at indianexpress.com which delivers authoritative, verified, and context-dri... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram