Exit polls in Israel: Netanyahu's Likud led, but none of the blocs has a majority This material (information) is produced and distributed by the bell's foreign agent or concerns the activities of the bell's foreign agent. 18+ Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud party wins the most in the Knesset elections. This is according to the exit polls of the three main television channels in the country, which were published immediately after the polls closed at 10:00 p.m. local time (23:00 Moscow time). "Likud" receives 25 mandates out of 120 by Channel 13 and the public Cannes 11, 24 mandates are given by Channel 12. The center party "Straight! Former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot is in second place with places 21-23. Even on Friday, all three channels in the last polls before the elections put Ishar in first place! with 22-23 places, while Likud got 19-21. But this is not enough for the authorities. Netanyahu's right-wing bloc (Likud, Shas, Ehadot HaTorah, Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism) receives 50 mandates in all three exit polls. The Israeli opposition led by Eisenkot and the Bayahed Union of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett receives 52-53 mandates. No one reaches a majority of 61 seats. The Arab parties, the Joint List and Ra'am, win a record 17-18 seats together. Together with them, Netanyahu's opponents have 70 mandates, but Arab parties are usually not included in governing coalitions. The percentage of voting until 20:00 was 74.3%, according to the Central Election Commission. This is the maximum for this hour since 1988 and is already greater than the final turnout in the last election in 2022. The exit polls will be updated during the night, while the Central Election Commission counts the votes. Both leaders may declare victory. In Netanyahu's environment, according to Channel 12, they prepared a statement in advance according to which the leader of the largest party should receive the mandate to form a government. Eisenkot will insist that the mandate belongs to the leader of the largest bloc. The decision will be made by President Yitzhak Herzog after consultation with the parties that entered the Knesset.

Exit polls in Israel: Netanyahu's Likud led, but none of the blocs has a majority This material (information) is produced and distributed by the bell's foreign agent or concerns the activities of the bell's foreign agent. 18+ Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud party wins the most in the Knesset elections. This is according to the exit polls of the three main television channels in the country, which were published immediately after the polls closed at 10:00 p.m. local time (23:00 Moscow time). "Likud" receives 25 mandates out of 120 by Channel 13 and the public Cannes 11, 24 mandates are given by Channel 12. The center party "Straight! Former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot is in second place with places 21-23. Even on Friday, all three channels in the last polls before the elections put Ishar in first place! with 22-23 places, while Likud got 19-21. But this is not enough for the authorities. Netanyahu's right-wing bloc (Likud, Shas, Ehadot HaTorah, Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism) receives 50 mandates in all three exit polls. The Israeli opposition led by Eisenkot and the Bayahed Union of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett receives 52-53 mandates. No one reaches a majority of 61 seats. The Arab parties, the Joint List and Ra'am, win a record 17-18 seats together. Together with them, Netanyahu's opponents have 70 mandates, but Arab parties are usually not included in governing coalitions. The percentage of voting until 20:00 was 74.3%, according to the Central Election Commission. This is the maximum for this hour since 1988 and is already greater than the final turnout in the last election in 2022. The exit polls will be updated during the night, while the Central Election Commission counts the votes. Both leaders may declare victory. In Netanyahu's environment, according to Channel 12, they prepared a statement in advance according to which the leader of the largest party should receive the mandate to form a government. Eisenkot will insist that the mandate belongs to the leader of the largest bloc. The decision will be made by President Yitzhak Herzog after consultation with the parties that entered the Knesset.