Right-wing bloc wins Israeli election with 53 seats, Likud emerges as largest party
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc won Tuesday’s national election with 53 Knesset seats, finishing ahead of Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc with 48, according to final results published by Israel’s Central Elections Committee on Friday.…
Assessment
Netanyahu's bloc won the most seats but still falls eight short of a governing majority, leaving coalition talks as the immediate pressure point. Likud's 27 seats make it the dominant player, but the fragmented Knesset math means smaller parties like Religious Zionism and Shas hold outsized leverage. Whether Netanyahu can pull partners across the line is the open question.