Israel’s election rhetoric: What candidates said, and how they performed
Summary
With nearly 90 percent of ballots counted, Israel’s election produced no clear winner: neither major bloc appears likely to reach the 61 seats needed for a governing majority. Arab-majority parties won a record 19 seats, making them central to coalition negotiations, though several leaders have ruled out governing with them.Key Facts
- Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc is projected to win 53 seats, while Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc is projected to win 48.
- Likud is projected to take 26 seats, the most of any party, but Netanyahu’s bloc remains eight seats short of a majority.
- Eisenkot’s Yashar Party is projected to win 21 seats, while his bloc would need Arab-led parties to reach a majority.
- Arab-majority parties won 19 seats, a record high, amid turnout of about 80 percent among Palestinian citizens of Israel.
- Netanyahu said a government relying on Arab-led parties would be “a shame and a disgrace.”
- Netanyahu’s Likud claimed the election was stolen by Arab parties; police and the Central Elections Committee dismissed the claims, according to the article.
- Naftali Bennett’s Together Party is projected to win 12 seats. Bennett said he would seek a government without repeating his 2021 decision to govern with Ra’am.
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