Stalemate
Double Envelope Count Complete—Full Mandate Picture Emerges
After counting 97.3% of votes, Likud gains a seat to reach 27 mandates while Shas drops to 6. Neither major bloc has secured the 61-seat majority needed to form a government.
29.10.26
Adam Mikhalashvili
Plummeted
Shas Crashes to 6 Seats as Likud Climbs to 27 in Vote Count
29.10.26
Itzhak Abuhatzeira
Israel's 2020 election
Likud: 1,183 Election Day Complaints Were Filed and Ignored
29.10.26
Adam Mikhalashvili
Nail-biting results
Bardugo: President Has No Choice But to Let Netanyahu Form Gov
27.10.26
C14 Desk
Confident in victory
Eisenkot Slams Likud Request to Extend Polling Hours
27.10.26
Sivan Yehezkel
Panic
Otzma Yehudit Joins Likud, Shas Push to Extend Voting Hours
Otzma Yehudit announced it is joining Likud and Shas in requesting to extend voting beyond 10:00 p.m. The party justified the demand by pointing to overcrowding and exceptional wait times at polling stations.
27.10.26
C14 Desk
Brazilian vibes
Likud Moves to Extend Voting Hours Amid High-Stakes Drama
27.10.26
Sivan Yehezkel
Not without precedent
Likud Fears Eisenkot Preparing for Coalition With Arab Parties
25.10.26
Mati Tuchfeld
Campaign fraud
Likud Sues Eisenkot Over Fake Draft Notices Used in Campaign
19.10.26
C14 Desk
Will he?
Netanyahu Lays Out Election Victory Strategy at Likud Meeting
11.10.26
Mati Tuchfeld