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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
No surprise at People of Israel HQ as Winter’s party fails to cross threshold
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The People of Israel post-election party in Tel Aviv after exit polls showed the slate failing to cross the election threshold, October 27, 2026 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
News that Ofer Winter’s People of Israel party has failed to pass the electoral threshold does not seem to surprise anyone at his party’s election night gathering in Tel Aviv.
Attendees at the gathering barely react as all major exit polls, which began airing on television at 10 p.m., show zero seats for the party.
Winter and other party figures are expected to arrive and address the crowd in about an hour.
“We fought to the very end, despite a violent, despicable, and ugly campaign waged by Bibi and his associates,” a senior figure in the party says. “We have a solid base of voters — over 100,000 — despite everything thrown our way.”
More from today’s Liveblog:
- Sa’ar says left’s celebration ‘premature,’ PM mum on projections showing his bloc well short of a majority
- Updated Channel 13 exit poll: Arab parties gain a seat, now at 18; Zionist opposition bloc down 1, to 52
- Hendel urges supporters not to give up after exit polls show Reservists-Economic party falling short
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