UPDATE - Netanyahu’s bloc projected to win 53 seats, Eisenkot-led parties 48 as vote count reaches 85.6%
- Arab parties are projected to secure 19 seats as neither major bloc reaches 61-seat threshold
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- Arab parties are projected to secure 19 seats as neither major bloc reaches 61-seat threshold
UPDATES WITH PROJECTIONS BASED ON 85.6% OF VOTES COUNTED
By Serdar Dincel
ISTANBUL (AA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc was projected to win 53 seats in parliament Wednesday, eight short of a governing majority, with 85.6% of votes counted, Israeli media reported.
The opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot was projected to secure 48 seats, while predominantly Arab parties were projected to win 19 seats, according to Israeli news website Ynet.
Neither major bloc was projected to reach the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority in the 120-member Knesset.
The predominantly Arab Joint List was projected to win 12 seats, while the United Arab List, or Ra'am, was expected to secure seven, according to the projections.
Among individual parties, Netanyahu's Likud was projected to lead with 26 seats, followed by Eisenkot's Yashar with 21.
The Together alliance was expected to secure 12 seats.
The Democrats were projected to win eight seats, while Yisrael Beiteinu was expected to secure seven.
Shas, United Torah Judaism and Otzma Yehudit were also projected to win seven seats each.
Religious Zionism was projected to secure six seats.
The results remain provisional and may change as vote counting continues.