Israel Opposition Wins 67 of 120 Seats as Final Count Ousts Netanyahu Bloc to 53
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Updated · Haaretz · Oct 28
Israel Opposition Wins 67 of 120 Seats as Final Count Ousts Netanyahu Bloc to 53
3 articles · Updated · Haaretz · Oct 28
Summary
Final results from Israel's Central Election Committee gave opposition parties 67 seats in the 120-member Knesset, versus 53 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc after Tuesday's election.
More than 5.7 million people voted across roughly 13,000 polling stations, with 25,789 ballots disqualified and 306,679 votes cast for parties that failed to clear the electoral threshold.
The outcome sharpens the opposition's path to forming a government and marks a clearer anti-Netanyahu majority than earlier provisional tallies, which had left no camp above the 61-seat threshold.
Arab parties' strong showing helped reshape the result: previous reports said Palestinian citizens of Israel voted at nearly 80%, lifting Arab list parties to 19 seats and increasing their leverage.