With 85% of the vote counted, the right-wing Likud party is the first force with 31 seats, to which it would add 14 from far-right religious Zionism and 20 from the two ultra-Orthodox formations.
Former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, He won the elections in Israel, with 85% of the vote counted, and for now he would hold a majority to form a government with his bloc of far-right and ultra-Orthodox allied parties.
According to data from the Central Electoral Committee, which counted some 3.8 million votes in yesterday’s elections, the right-wing party has Likudo of Netanyahu would be the first force with some 31 chairs, and would be a overwhelming majority of 65 seats to return to power with the support of the to the far rights of religious Zionism (14) and of the two formations ultra-orthodox (twenty).
With 85% of the votes counted, the victory of the bloc of #Netanyahu getting closer in the #Israelex22
Currently 65 seatsPhoto @AP pic.twitter.com/pNJSz778f1
— mikel ayestaran (@mikelayestaran) Nov 2, 2022
Pending wider scrutiny, the block anti-Netanyahu led by the current acting prime minister, Yair Lapid, is well below for now, and the amalgamation of right, center and left he leads would retain 50 seats, although this could change as oversight moves in places from a more liberal nature or keys to the Arab mood.
The match Lapid’s CenterYesh Atid, I would continue as second force with about 24 seats, but the left-wing allied formation Meretz does not cross the 3.25% threshold of the vote for the time being to gain representation. This would subtract 4 seats from the anti-Netayahu bloc.
On the other hand, the Arab party Balad is also close to reaching the minimum electoral threshold, although it has not yet reached it. If this party, along with Meretz, finally got parliamentary representation, it could once again change the balance of power.
The exit polls released last night after the closing of the electoral colleges in Israel gave a minimum majority of 61 to 62 seats to the pro-Netanyahu bloc, while the parties opposed to the return of the former head of government to power, with between the 54 and 62 seats remained. 55 seats.
Following these polls, Lapid was very cautious during his speech at Yesh Atid’s electoral headquarters, urging to wait to “count until the last vote” before jumping to conclusions.
For his part, the mood was more optimistic at Netanyahu’s Likud headquarters, which celebrated that he was “on the brink of a big victory”, though he called for caution until the numbers are finalized.
The elections of this November 1 were the fifths in less than four years, and they plan to get out of the political paralysis and vicious circle that has led to one round of elections after another since 2019.
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