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Israel’s partial election count reached 5,638,529 ballots Thursday, adding 164,446 since JBizNews’ previous count report. Likud remained first, Yashar! with Eisenkot second and Naftali Bennett’s Beyachad third, with no change in the order of the leading lists.
The Central Elections Committee’s national results page recorded 12,752 polling stations, 5,613,156 valid ballots and 25,373 invalid ballots at 16:55 Israel time on October 29, equivalent to 10:55 a.m. EDT. Those totals represent an increase of 339 polling stations from the previous published count of 5,474,083 ballots at 13:32 Israel time.
Likud had 1,152,059 votes, or 20.52% of valid ballots counted. Yashar! with Eisenkot had 901,840 votes and 16.07%, while Beyachad had 522,094 votes and 9.30%.
These figures do not establish a final result, total turnout, a winner or a governing coalition. The committee says results can change until final results are published by November 4.
Projected Knesset seats
CEC snapshot: October 29, 2026, 4:55 p.m. Israel time (10:55 a.m. EDT).
JBizNews partial-count projection, not an official seat allocation. If these votes were final, the 120 seats would divide as below under Bader-Ofer and the CEC-filed surplus agreements. The projection will change as counting continues.
Minimum to qualify: 3.25% of valid votes, or 182,428 votes at this snapshot. That is roughly four seats’ worth of votes, not a fixed four-seat entitlement.
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likud | 1,152,059 | 20.52% | 27 |
| Yashar! with Eisenkot | 901,840 | 16.07% | 21 |
| Beyachad (Naftali Bennett) | 522,094 | 9.30% | 12 |
| Joint List | 496,878 | 8.85% | 11 |
| The Democrats | 361,756 | 6.44% | 8 |
| Ra'am – United Arab List | 333,546 | 5.94% | 8 |
| Yisrael Beiteinu | 332,713 | 5.93% | 7 |
| Otzma Yehudit | 320,700 | 5.71% | 7 |
| United Torah Judaism | 310,067 | 5.52% | 7 |
| Shas | 295,889 | 5.27% | 6 |
| Religious Zionism – Zehut | 283,329 | 5.05% | 6 |
| 27 other lists | 302,285 | 5.39% | 0 |
| Total | 5,613,156 | 100% | 120 |
Highest list below the threshold: Reservists-Economic Party, 2.71%.
Sources: CEC count; filed surplus agreements; Knesset allocation method.
JBizNews Desk | Jerusalem
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