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Netanyahu’s bloc falls 8 seats short of majority

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to secure a governing majority in the October 27 election.
His right-religious bloc won 53 Knesset seats, eight short of a majority.
Likud captured 26 seats, down from 32 in 2022.
Otzma Yehudit (7 seats) and Religious Zionism (6 seats) together hold 13 seats.
Opposition chief Gadi Eisenkot called the vote a referendum on Netanyahu.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to secure a governing majority in the October 27 election.
His right-religious bloc won 53 Knesset seats, eight short of a majority.
Likud captured 26 seats, down from 32 in 2022.
Otzma Yehudit (7 seats) and Religious Zionism (6 seats) together hold 13 seats.
Opposition chief Gadi Eisenkot called the vote a referendum on Netanyahu.