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Likud wins Israel election but Netanyahu’s bloc falls short of majority
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Likud finished first in Israel’s parliamentary election, but Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority. The election commission was still checking possible errors and complaints before handing over the official result.
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Likud has won Israel’s parliamentary election with 27 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political bloc fell short of a majority, according to figures announced by the election commission.
The bloc secured 53 seats, eight short of the 61 needed for a majority. Yashar, led by former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, won 21 seats; Eisenkot’s bloc took 48. Arab parties Ra’am and the Joint List won 19 seats between them.
Turnout was 77.9 per cent, the highest in decades, with more than 5.7 million people voting, the report said.
The election commission was still examining possible errors and complaints. It was due to hand the official result to President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday. Herzog will then consult party leaders before assigning someone to try to form a government.
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