New Facts: Netanyahu Leads With 53 Seats After Election

With more than 90% of ballots counted from the October 27 election, Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats in parliament. Gadi Eisenkot’s Change bloc has 49. Both are short of the 61 needed for a majority.

Turnout was the highest in decades. The count leaves neither side able to form a government on its own and puts the lead with Netanyahu’s bloc as tallying continues.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources