Israel election: 90.4% counted; provisional split 53–48–19
With 90.4% counted, Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot’s opposition bloc 48 and Arab parties 19; neither main bloc has the 61 seats needed for a majority.
Contextual ballot-box image; it does not depict the 27 October 2026 Israeli election. Photo: Dmitrii Vaccinium / Unsplash. Unsplash License. Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-box-with-a-piece-of-paper-sticking-out-of-it-ItpdJY7cC7c
Updated October 29, 2026 at 1:02 p.m. IST: The Israeli Central Elections Committee’s provisional count has reached about 90.4%. The current projection gives Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats, Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc 48 and the Arab parties a combined 19.
A governing majority requires 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset. Neither main bloc has an outright majority. Double-envelope ballots—including votes from soldiers, diplomats and people voting away from their registered polling stations—are still being counted.
Results remain provisional
The final seat allocation can still change. The Central Elections Committee says the official final results will be published by November 4 and may change until then.
- Election date: October 27, 2026
- Official provisional snapshot: October 29, 4:48 a.m. IST
- Votes counted: about 90.4%
- Netanyahu-led bloc: 53
- Eisenkot-led opposition bloc: 48
- Arab parties: 19
- Majority threshold: 61
Image disclosure: This is a contextual ballot-box image, not a photograph of the October 27 Israeli election. Photo: Dmitrii Vaccinium / Unsplash. Unsplash License.
