Israel's election shows no clear majority for either major bloc

Israel held a general election on October 28, 2026, and early results show no clear winner. About 78% of voters went to the polls, the highest turnout since 1999. With 90% of votes counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party was leading with around 27 seats. The challenger Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party had around 21 seats. Arab-led parties were projected to win about 15 seats. A party needs at least 61 seats to govern, so neither side can rule alone. Hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots still need to be counted. Official results will be published by November 4. After that, President Isaac Herzog will ask one party leader to try to build a coalition, and that leader will have up to 42 days.