Israel’s Central Elections Committee released the preliminary results of the parliamentary vote and said that, after more than 60% of the votes had been counted, Benjamin Netanyahu’s alliance was leading. Meanwhile, the turnout in the process had reached 77.7%.
Today, Wednesday, 28 of 2026 October, the latest figures from Israel’s Central Elections Committee, following the counting of 60.2% of the votes, show that the alliance of incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ahead of the rival Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc.
The Elections Committee explained that, so far, Netanyahu’s bloc (56) has won seats, while Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc (48) has secured seats. Meanwhile, the Arab lists have managed to win (16) seats.
It is worth noting that, to form a government, the winning side must secure (61) seats out of the (120) seats in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. The Elections Committee also indicated that turnout had reached 77.7%, the highest rate in more than 20 years and nearly seven percentage points higher than in the 2022 election, while the final result is expected to be announced in the coming days.
