2026 Israeli Election

No bloc reaches 61

27 October 2026 · The Netanyahu era and the deadlock cycle · 120 seats, 61 for a majority

Legislative elections were held in Israel on 27 October 2026 to elect the 120 members of the 26th Knesset. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc fell to 53 seats, Gadi Eisenkot's bloc won 48 and the Arab parties 19, leaving neither camp a majority; Likud remained the largest party with 27 seats.

Provisional count as of 30 October 2026

Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Gaza–Israel conflict (2006–present). Conflicts →

Central Elections Committee final count of 30 October 2026, before its formal presentation to the President on 4 November. No government has been formed yet, so the prime minister after the election is not filled.

Prime Minister before

Benjamin Netanyahu

Likud

Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

Likud

27 of 120 seats

Turnout

78.0%

The result

Likud
Benjamin Netanyahu · 20.5% of votes · -9 seats
27
seats
Yashar
Gadi Eisenkot · 16.1% of votes
21
seats
Together
Naftali Bennett · 9.3% of votes · -12 seats
12
seats
Joint List
Yousef Jabareen · 8.8% of votes · +6 seats
11
seats
The Democrats
Yair Golan · 6.4% of votes · +4 seats
8
seats
Yisrael Beiteinu
Avigdor Lieberman · 5.9% of votes · +1 seats
7
seats
Ra'am
Mansour Abbas · 5.9% of votes · +3 seats
8
seats
Otzma Yehudit
Itamar Ben-Gvir · 5.7% of votes · +1 seats
7
seats
United Torah Judaism
5.5% of votes · 0 seats
7
seats
Shas
5.3% of votes · -5 seats
6
seats
Religious Zionism-Zehut
Bezalel Smotrich · 5.1% of votes · -1 seats
6
seats