Arab parties projected to win 18 seats in Israeli parliamentary election
Summary
Exit polls projected that Arab-led parties would win 18 seats in Israel’s 120-seat Knesset, while voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel reached a reported record. The two largest blocs, led by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party and Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, were each projected to win 51 seats, leaving government formation uncertain.Key Facts
- Exit polls projected 18 seats for the Joint List and Ra’am, a record total for Arab-led parties.
- The opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party and the bloc led by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud were each projected to win 51 seats.
- The reported turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel was about 80 percent, higher than the previous record set in 1999.
- Overall turnout reached 77.7 percent, the highest level since 1999, according to Israel’s Central Elections Committee.
- Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas said his party hoped the final results would help the anti-Netanyahu bloc reach the 61 seats needed to form a government.
- Abbas said both main political blocs had contacted Ra’am before and after the election.
- Palestinian citizens of Israel make up about 21 percent of the country’s population of 10 million.
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