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Likud-led bloc leads count with 54 seats, short of majority; Eisenkot-led bloc at 48, Arab parties at 18

61 needed for a majority; over 72% of ballots counted * Shekel weakens against dollar * Golan calls for bloc to unite with Arab parties: 'We have a majority of 65 seats. We must stop being afraid'

2026 Israeli elections

The Times of Israel's electoral dashboard. Voting has ended, exit polls have been frequently amended, and the count is underway. The results are partial and may not be representative

Knesset seat projections over time

Possible coalitions according to the latest poll

*Joint List and Ra'am may support a coalition without formally joining

Where the parties stand on key issues

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Yashar party chief Gadi Eisenkot give speeches at their party headquarters on election night, October 28, 2026. (AP Photo/David Goldman; Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Ben Gvir warns PM against unity government with Eisenkot

Eisenkot and Netanyahu each vow to form next coalition, even as exit polls predict stalemate

By Stav Levaton, Ariela Karmel, Lazar Berman, Noam Lehmann and Leon Kraiem

Parties across the political spectrum celebrate, even though neither bloc has majority to form coalition without violating campaign promises; most urge patience until final votes counted

Activists celebrate at the Yashar party headquarters in Tel Aviv as exit polls show the opposition bloc winning more seats than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, on October 27, 2026. (Matan Siegel/Times of Israel)

Exit polls show outgoing Netanyahu coalition losing majority, but uncertainty over nature of next government

By Ariela Karmel, Stav Levaton, Leon Kraiem, Shira Silkoff, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Likud projected to be largest party; Jewish-led anti-Netanyahu bloc short of a majority unless its leaders violate campaign pledges not to partner with Arab parties, which are set to make unprecedented gains

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yashar chief Gadi Eisenkot wave to supporters at their respective party campaign headquarters, after the October 27, 2026, election. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Op-ed

Election leaves Israel’s political future uncertain, but Netanyahu still clearly controls its present

Like Shimon Peres 30 years ago, Gadi Eisenkot thought the exit polls meant he'd defeated the Likud leader. Not so fast

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives on Air Force One, October 28, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump takes credit for Netanyahu’s election boost after endorsement

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

US president says ‘whole tide turned’ after he backed PM, touts ‘big come-from-behind’ as votes continue to be counted, with neither Netanyahu nor opposition bloc reaching majority

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media as he stands next to his wife Sara after voting at a polling station in Jerusalem, October 27, 2026. (Jewel Samad/Pool Photo via AP)

Analysis

Israelis delivered an inconclusive election result. Cue the wishful thinking

A government can only form if the same politicians who have been in power for years decide to mend fences, break decades-long patterns and make sense of an incoherent Knesset

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