Arab-led parties gain leverage as Israel’s election leaves government formation unresolved
Politics · First reported 6 Nov, 20:42 · Updated 21:13
Arab-led parties won 19 of 120 seats after a rise in turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel, leaving them with potential influence in coalition negotiations. Neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition reached the 61 seats needed for a majority; talks over the next government are ongoing.
- Arab-led parties won 19 of 120 seats, and their vote total increased 64% compared with the previous election, according to the Central Elections Committee.
- Neither Netanyahu’s coalition nor Eisenkot’s opposition reached the 61 seats needed to form a government.
- Arab-led parties differ on how to use their influence: Ra’am campaigned on joining a coalition, while the Joint List said it could support an Eisenkot government from outside but would not join it.
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Key facts
- Arab-led party seats
- 19 of 120 seats.
- Majority threshold
- 61 seats.
- Change in Arab-led party votes
- 64% increase compared with the last election, according to the Central Elections Committee.
- Joint List seats
- 11 of the 19 seats won by Arab-led parties.
- Next step
- President Isaac Herzog was consulting parties and expected to announce which candidate would receive a mandate the following week.
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- An earlier Lux summary described the election as leaving coalition talks unresolved, with Netanyahu’s bloc short of a majority and Arab-led parties holding 19 seats. [3a0492f8-7318-4668-bc54-07b7ad80e4ba]
- Another earlier Lux summary said cooperation between opposition leaders and Arab-led parties was a possible route to forming or supporting a government. [a5427498-64f5-4f7b-b564-122aae7d7b61]
- Earlier Lux reporting summarized the seat totals as 53 for Netanyahu’s bloc, 48 for Eisenkot’s bloc and 19 for Arab-led parties, with 61 needed for a majority. [35751d04-320a-4c68-a34a-adfc7acbf6e4]
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