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Netanyahu fails to secure a majority in Israel’s elections: his bloc is eight seats short in parliament
After about 86% of votes were counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 of 120 seats in the Knesset, The Times of Israel reports. A minimum of 61 seats is required to form a majority.
The bloc of former Israel Defense Forces Chief of General Staff Gadi Eizenkot has 48 seats, while the Arab parties won a record 19.
These are the first parliamentary elections in Israel since the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023 and the subsequent war in Gaza.
Final results have not yet been announced: about 600 thousand votes remain to be counted, including those of military personnel and diplomats. President Isaac Herzog has already urged parties to negotiate a coalition to avoid new elections.
Although Netanyahu is losing his parliamentary majority, this does not yet mean his resignation. As Axios notes, the opposition also cannot easily form a coalition because its leaders are unwilling to join with the Arab parties, which won a record 19 seats. If negotiations fail, Israel may go to repeat elections, and Netanyahu will remain serving as acting prime minister for now.
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