Likud leads in the Knesset elections After 100% of the votes were counted, the Likud party of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the elections to the Knesset, the country's unicameral parliament, with 27 seats, the "Times of Israel" reports. The Netanyahu supporters group receives 53 mandates, the opposition - 48, the mostly Arab parties "the joint list" and Ra'am receive a total of 19 mandates (in the current composition of the Knesset they occupy 16 seats). None of the central blocs has yet received the 61 seats required for a parliamentary majority. Hakin.az Contact us.