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Israel heads into coalition talks after neither bloc wins a majority

Final results gave Benjamin Netanyahu's camp 53 of 120 Knesset seats and Gadi Eisenkot's bloc 48, Euronews and RTE reported, as Likud alleged the vote was stolen.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk
What's new
  1. RTE News and Al-Monitor are now reporting this
  2. New headline Was: “Israel vote count leaves both blocs short of a majority”
  3. Our desk updated its story
  4. Our desk updated its story
  5. New headline Was: “Israel vote count leaves both blocs short of a majority”
15 earlier updates
  1. Our desk updated its story
  2. New headline Was: “Netanyahu's bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results show”
  3. Our desk filed its story
  4. New headline Was: “Netanyahu's bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results show”
  5. New headline Was: “Netanyahu and Eisenkot face difficult paths to power as neither set to win majority”
  6. New headline Was: “Netanyahu and Eisenkot face difficult paths to power as neither set to win majority”
  7. New headline Was: “Partial results from Israel's contentious election show no clear winner”
  8. New headline Was: “No clear winner in Israeli election as polls suggest stalemate”
  9. AP is now reporting this
  10. New headline Was: “Israel's voter turnout soars as Netanyahu faces a tight election”
  11. New headline Was: “Israeli exit polls suggest no clear winner in pivotal general election”
  12. New headline Was: “Israel's election turnout soars, lifting opposition hopes of beating Netanyahu”
  13. New headline Was: “Israel's election has a high turnout, lifting opposition hopes of beating Netanyahu”
  14. New headline Was: “Israelis vote in first election since Oct. 7 as turnout runs high”
  15. Our desk filed its story

Wire reporting: (AFP, via Al-Monitor)

Final results from Israel's Central Elections Committee showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing camp with 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats and the opposition bloc led by centrist Gadi Eisenkot with 48, leaving both short of the 61 needed to govern1,2.

Likud remained the largest single party, with 27 seats, while the Arab lists Ra'am and the Joint List together won 19, a record that makes them potential kingmakers in talks that outlets said could last weeks or end in another election1,2.

Netanyahu's party amplified claims that Arab-led lists received foreign money, including alleged Qatari funding of Ra'am, and said the vote had been stolen1,2.

Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas denied wrongdoing and said he would welcome an investigation, while Qatar called the accusations ridiculous and dangerous1,2.

Israel's Shin Bet said it was looking into suspected irregularities but not blaming an entire community that voted lawfully, and acting elections director Dean Livne said talk of widespread problems was groundless2.

Eisenkot said it was too early to know whether anything improper occurred, then said Likud and Netanyahu had begun a coordinated campaign to delegitimise the result2.

Joint List leader Yousef Jabareen said he would work with the opposition to unseat Netanyahu without joining a government2,3.

Sources

  1. EuronewsNetanyahu bloc emerges ahead in Israeli election but fails to secure majority
  2. RTE NewsNetanyahu bloc ahead in vote, but well short of majority
  3. (AFP, via Al-Monitor)Netanyahu bloc finishes ahead in Israel vote, but well short of majority

Read the original at Euronews ↗

How it’s being reported

4 sources

First reported by Al-MonitorAl-Monitor

Where they agree

  • Final results: Netanyahu camp 53, Eisenkot camp 48, Likud 27, Arab lists 19, majority 61.
  • Likud used stolen-election language after the count.
  • Coalition talks or a new election are the next institutional steps.

Where they differ

Whether the election was stolen or influenced by foreign funding

Side by side

Each outlet's article broken down by our newsroom, in our own words. To read what they wrote, use the button under each one.

EuronewsEuronews

Netanyahu bloc emerges ahead in Israeli election but fails to secure majority

53-48 split, Arab parties' 19 seats, and weeks of haggling or another election

Final seat counts and a preview of coalition talks, plus Likud's Ra'am-gate claims and Eisenkot's call for a Shin Bet inquiry.

Leaves out Central Elections Committee director Dean Livne's statement that widespread problems were groundless

53-48 split, Arab parties' 19 seats, and weeks of haggling or another election

What it reports

  • Netanyahu's bloc finished on 53 seats; Eisenkot's Yashar-led camp on 48 of 120.
  • Likud remained the largest party with 27 seats; Arab lists together won a record 19.
  • Likud said the election had been stolen and alleged Qatari funding of Ra'am.
  • Mansour Abbas denied wrongdoing; Eisenkot said foreign interference would be serious and should be investigated.

Leaves out Central Elections Committee director Dean Livne's statement that widespread problems were groundless

Read the original at Euronews Read the full article at Euronews
RTE NewsRTE News

Netanyahu bloc ahead in vote, but well short of majority

61-seat threshold, electoral commission pushback, and kingmaker role of Arab lists

Final Central Elections Committee tally, Shin Bet probe language, and opposition charges that Likud is delegitimizing the result.

Leaves out Euronews detail that Eisenkot also called foreign interference unacceptable

61-seat threshold, electoral commission pushback, and kingmaker role of Arab lists

What it reports

  • Acting elections director Dean Livne said suggestions of widespread issues were entirely groundless.
  • Shin Bet said it was investigating suspected irregularities without blaming an entire sector of lawful voters.
  • Qatar called the funding accusations ridiculous and dangerous; officials have not produced public evidence.
  • Yousef Jabareen of the Joint List said he would cooperate to unseat Netanyahu without joining a government.

Leaves out Euronews detail that Eisenkot also called foreign interference unacceptable

Read the original at RTE News Read the full article at RTE News