2026 Israeli election
Israel votes for a deadlock, and Arab parties hold the balance
Neither side won a majority in Israel's election, Arab-led parties won a record 19 seats, and Likud cried theft.
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2026 Israeli election
Israel's general election of 27 October 2026, the first since the 7 October 2023 attacks and the Gaza war, and the struggle to form a government after it.
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Ra'am becomes the first independent Arab party to join an Israeli government, in the Bennett–Lapid coalition
Israel's election leaves Netanyahu's bloc on 53 seats, the opposition on 48 and Arab-led parties on a record 19
Israel votes for a deadlock, and Arab parties hold the balance
Likud claims the election was "stolen" by Arab parties; police say there is no supporting evidence
Israel votes for a deadlock, and Arab parties hold the balance