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Netanyahu’s pledge to form right-wing government after election

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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Summary

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to form a right-wing government after the Oct 27 election.
Military chief Gadi Eisenkot warned the caretaker prime minister against politicizing Israel’s security forces.
Exit polls with 48% counted gave Netanyahu 55 seats and Eisenkot 50, both below the 61-seat majority.
Turnout reached 77.7%, the highest in over two decades.
Arab parties were projected to win 15–19 seats.

History

Menachem Begin’s Likud broke Labor’s 30-year rule in the 1977 Israeli election, winning 43 Knesset seats with 36% of the vote and 81.5% turnout. The 2024 contest mirrors that shift: Netanyahu’s Likud-aligned bloc projects 55 seats amid 77.7% turnout, while fragmented partners and security-force concerns echo the 1977 coalition pattern.

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Menachem Begin’s Likud broke Labor’s 30-year rule in the 1977 Israeli election, winning 43 Knesset seats with 36% of the vote and 81.5% turnout. The 2024 contest mirrors that shift: Netanyahu’s Likud-aligned bloc projects 55 seats amid 77.7% turnout, while fragmented partners and security-force concerns echo the 1977 coalition pattern.

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