BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 30. Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is leading following the
counting of 100% of the ballots in the parliamentary elections held
on October 27.
This is according to preliminary data released by the Central
Election Commission (CEC).
According to the published information, Likud is set to secure
27 seats in the 120-member Knesset. The opposition party Yashar,
led by Gadi Eisenkot, is in second place with 21 seats.
The bloc comprising Likud and the far-right and Orthodox parties
supporting Netanyahu is set to win 53 seats, while the opposition
is projected to secure 48. Arab parties are expected to receive the
remaining 19 seats, with neither side reportedly willing to form a
coalition with them.
The final official election results are expected to be announced
no later than November 4, following the review of appeals.
