Elections in Israel: Netanyahu's bloc won 53 seats but failed to secure a majority in the Knesset
Kyiv • UNN
Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc won 53 seats, while the opposition won 48. Arab parties secured a record 19 seats.
The Central Elections Committee of Israel has processed 99.9% of the ballots in the elections to the Knesset. According to the CEC, the bloc of incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is receiving 53 of the 120 seats, while the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot is receiving 48, meaning that no political force has won the 61 mandates needed to form a coalition, UNN reports.
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According to the voting results, Arab parties together are receiving 19 seats in parliament, which is a record in Israel's history.
The final official election results are to be published on November 4.
Reminder
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Arab political parties of rigging the parliamentary elections after preliminary results showed that his political bloc lacked a majority.