Israel’s Central Elections Committee has announced the final results of the parliamentary election, confirming that opposition parties won 67 of the 120 seats in parliament, defeating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling bloc, which secured 53 seats.
The opposition’s total includes 48 seats won by parties aligned with former military chief Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party, while Arab-led parties—including the Joint List coalition and the Muslim Ra’am party—secured the remaining 19 seats.
Neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot secured the 61 seats required to form a majority government independently.
Central Elections Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg presented the results to President Isaac Herzog, who is scheduled to begin consultations with political parties on Wednesday to appoint a lawmaker to lead government formation.
Herzog urged party leaders to demonstrate compromise and creativity to build a stable coalition and prevent further political deadlock.
The committee confirmed the election outcome despite an ongoing probe into alleged foreign interference, with Sohlberg stating that the claims remain unproven and that the results accurately reflect the will of voters.
