The final results of the 2026 Israeli general election have pushed the nation into a complex political stalemate, leaving the 120-seat Knesset without a clear majority for either major political faction and potentially turning the deadlock into an advantageous position for incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to official tally reports analyzed by AFP and Firstpost, neither Prime Minister Netanyahu's right-wing Likud-led bloc nor his chief rival Gadi Eisenkot’s centrist Yashar alliance achieved the 61-seat threshold needed to form a governing majority. The final results place Netanyahu’s pro-government bloc at 53 seats (down from 68 seats in the outgoing Knesset), Eisenkot’s anti-Netanyahu coalition at 48 seats, and Arab parties holding 19 seats. Political parties now face a strict 12-week deadline to negotiate a coalition agreement, failing which Israelis will be forced back to the polls for snap elections.
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