Jerusalem, 29 October, 2026 (TPS-IL) — The Central Elections Committee has published the final election results following completion of the double-envelope vote count. Netanyahu’s right-wing and Haredi bloc holds 53 seats, the Eisenkot-led center-left bloc holds 48 seats, and the Arab parties hold 19 seats. Likud rose to 27 seats, while Shas fell to six.
Final results:
– Likud: 27
– Yashar: 21
– Together: 12
– Joint List: 11
– The Democrats: 8
– Ra’am: 8
– Yisrael Beiteinu: 7
– Otzma Yehudit: 7
– United Torah Judaism: 7
– Shas: 6
– Religious Zionism and Zehut: 6
Below the electoral threshold: The Reservists and the Economic Party received 2.71%, while Amcha Yisrael received 1.67%.
The committee reported that approximately 10,000 workers participated in the counting process. Results from 12,644 polling stations, representing 5,589,836 votes, were entered into the system. Of these, 5,564,764 were valid votes, and 25,072 were disqualified.
The committee further stated: “Of the polling stations entered so far, 673 represent the allocation of batches for counting in the operation to count external (double-envelope) ballots. The results of the remaining external ballots have now been transferred for data entry and verification.
“Once these processes are complete, the final results will be announced at a press conference at the Central Elections Committee’s control center. The results published at this stage are not final. An additional election-integrity review will be conducted after their publication. The official results will be published on Wednesday.”