Netanyahu’s Knesset Bloc Forecast at 54 Seats as Israeli Vote Count Nears 85%

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition was projected to secure 54 seats in the 120-member Knesset, according to Israeli media, with 84.5% of votes counted. The bloc remained seven seats short of the 61 needed for a governing majority.

The opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot was projected to win 49 seats, while predominantly Arab parties were projected to win 17 seats, according to The Times of Israel, citing the Central Elections Committee.

Neither major bloc was projected to reach the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority.

The predominantly Arab Joint List was projected to win 11 seats, while the United Arab List (Ra’am) was expected to secure six.

Among individual parties, Netanyahu’s Likud was projected to lead with 27 seats, followed by Eisenkot’s Yashar with 22.

The Together alliance was expected to secure 12 seats.

The Democrats party was projected to win eight seats, while Yisrael Beiteinu was expected to secure seven.

Shas, United Torah Judaism and Otzma Yehudit were also expected to secure seven seats each. Religious Zionism was projected to win six seats.

The results remain provisional and may change as vote counting continues.

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