2026 Israeli legislative election

2026 Israeli legislative election
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27 October 2026 (2026-10-27)
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All 120 seats in the Knesset
61 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout77.98% (Increase 7.35pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Likud Benjamin Netanyahu 20.51 27 −9
Yashar Gadi Eisenkot 16.05 21 New
Together Naftali Bennett 9.35 12 −12
Joint List Yousef Jabareen 8.80 11 +6
Democrats Yair Golan 6.44 8 +4
Ra'am Mansour Abbas 5.93 8 +3
Yisrael Beiteinu Avigdor Lieberman 5.93 7 +1
Otzma Yehudit Itamar Ben-Gvir 5.74 7 +1
UTJ Ya'akov Asher 5.49 7 0
Shas Aryeh Deri 5.26 6 −5
RZP–Zehut Bezalel Smotrich 5.11 6 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Benjamin Netanyahu
Likud (37th)		 TBD

Legislative elections were held in Israel on 27 October 2026 to elect the 120 members of the 26th Knesset and determine the governing coalition that succeeds the 37th government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The outgoing 25th Knesset became the first Israeli legislature to complete its full four-year term without early dissolution since 1988, ending the prolonged political crisis of 2018–2022 that saw five consecutive snap elections. However, the government's tenure was marked by political turmoil, including mass protests over judicial reform, the 7 October attacks and the subsequent Gaza war, and recurring coalition crises over Haredi military conscription. Key issues in the election campaign were national security, rising cost of living, military conscription, and crime. The election saw several new parties compete, most notably Yashar and Together, led by Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett, respectively.

The day of the election saw an exceptionally high voter turnout especially among Arab communities, along with several controversies regarding election integrity and threats to physical security. No party or bloc won a clear majority in the Knesset following the election, with parties in the previous government losing 11 seats, Jewish opposition parties gaining two seats and Arab parties gaining nine seats. Since the end of the election, the process of government formation among the different parties remains ongoing.

Background

A voting booth containing official paper ballot slips of the 2026 Israeli elections

After the 36th government lost its majority, snap elections were called in 2022. They resulted in Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc gaining a majority, and a government was successfully negotiated between Likud, Otzma Yehudit, Noam, Religious Zionist Party, United Torah Judaism, and Shas. The coalition was sworn in on 29 December 2022.

In January 2023, the 37th government announced a package of proposed judicial reforms that would have significantly changed the balance of power between the judiciary and the executive and legislative branches. The proposals triggered one of the largest protest movements in Israeli history, with weekly demonstrations taking place across the country for several months. Following mass protests, a nationwide general strike, and growing opposition from business leaders, military reservists and civil society organizations, Netanyahu announced in March 2023 that the legislative process would be suspended to allow negotiations with the opposition.

Negotiations later broke down, and the coalition resumed advancing parts of the reform. In July 2023, the Knesset approved an amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary preventing courts from applying the "reasonableness" standard to decisions of the government and its ministers. On 1 January 2024, the Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, ruled by an 8–7 majority that the amendment was unconstitutional and struck it down.

Following the October 7 attacks, the opposition party National Unity joined the government to form an emergency national unity coalition, with Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot joining the newly formed war cabinet. While the emergency coalition provided short-term stability, Netanyahu's government simultaneously faced sustained public and political pressure to resign and call for early elections. The emergency coalition eventually fractured, with Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope faction splitting from National Unity and resigning from the government in March 2024 before rejoining in September and ultimately agreeing in 2025 to merge with Likud. The remaining National Unity alliance formally departed the government on 9 June 2024. Otzma Yehudit temporarily exited the coalition in January 2025 in protest of a Gaza ceasefire agreement, and rejoined in March following the agreement's collapse.

The coalition's stability was repeatedly tested by internal ideological fractures, most notably regarding the politically volatile issue of Haredi military conscription. The instability reached a critical phase in July 2025, when both factions of United Torah Judaism (Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael) resigned from the government in protest over the stalled conscription legislation. Shortly after, Shas also withdrew its ministers from the government, further weakening the coalition. While these parties often returned to their posts or remained in the coalition to avoid toppling the government, the recurring threat of collapse became a constant feature of Netanyahu's premiership. These fractures persisted until May 2026, when legislative momentum for dissolution grew across the political spectrum. However, with the Knesset nearing the completion of its full four-year term, these efforts would have only moved the election date forward by a few weeks.

Date and electoral schedule

The Knesset formally dissolved on 17 July 2026. By completing its full four-year term, the 25th Knesset became the first Israeli legislature to serve its full duration without early dissolution since 1988, and the 37th government became the first to complete a full term since the 1973 election.

The candidate list submission began on 7 September, with the deadline the next day, 8 September, while the surplus-vote agreements deadline was 16 October.

Voting at diplomatic missions began on 15 October, with an eligible pool of 4,800 voters, and ended the following day, with a turnout of 86 per cent, 17 points higher than the previous election.

Election day in Israel was 27 October. The official results were confirmed on 4 November.[failed verification] The new Knesset will be sworn in on 10 November.

Electoral system

The 120 seats in the Knesset are elected by closed list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. The electoral threshold for the election is 3.25%.

Expatriate voting and eligibility dispute

Because Israeli law does not permit absentee voting at embassies for ordinary citizens, participation requires physical travel. Ahead of the vote, more than 33,000 expatriates registered with the nonpartisan Fly&Vote initiative, drawing threats of legal action from Prime Minister Netanyahu over concerns they would lean opposition. Separately, a High Court petition by some 100 expats, removed from voter registries under the Interior Ministry's "Code 51" non-resident designation, was unanimously dismissed on procedural grounds on 2 September 2026.

Surplus-vote agreements

Two parties can sign a surplus-vote agreement that allows them to compete for leftover seats as if they were running together on the same list. The Bader–Ofer (D'Hondt) method slightly favours larger lists, meaning that alliances are more likely to receive leftover seats than parties would be individually. If the alliance receives leftover seats, the Bader–Ofer calculation is applied again, to determine how the seats are divided among the two allied lists. The following parties signed surplus vote-sharing agreements for the 2026 election:

Political parties

Factions before the election

The following table displays the composition of the 25th Knesset at its dissolution on 17 July 2026:

Faction Party Ideology Leader Members Status
Likud
32
Governing coalition
Yesh Atid
24
Opposition
Shas
11
Governing coalition
National Unity Blue and White
8
Opposition
Otzma Yehudit
7
Governing coalition
United Torah Judaism Degel HaTorah
7
Opposition
Agudat Yisrael
Religious Zionist Party
6
Governing coalition
Yisrael Beiteinu
6
Opposition
Ra'am
5
Opposition
Hadash–Ta'al Hadash
5
Opposition
Ta'al
Labor The Democrats
Yair Golan (of party)
Efrat Rayten (of faction)
4
Opposition
New Hope
4
Governing coalition
Noam
1
Unaffiliated

Outgoing members

The table below lists all members of the Knesset (MKs) who did not stand for re-election.

List of retiring members of the 25th Knesset
Party Name Year first elected Date announced
Blue and White Yael Ron Ben-Moshe 2020 26 August 2026
Michael Biton 2019 8 September 2026
Benny Gantz 2019 19 October 2026
Alon Schuster 2019 19 October 2026
Pnina Tamano-Shata 2013 19 October 2026
Democrats Merav Michaeli 2013 7 December 2023
Hadash–Ta'al Ayman Odeh 2015 16 May 2023
Aida Touma-Suleiman 2015 16 May 2026
Samir Bin Said 2025 8 September 2026
New Hope Michel Buskila 2022 8 September 2026
Akram Hasson 2012 8 September 2026
Likud Galit Distel-Atbaryan 2021 25 May 2026
Eliyahu Revivo 2022 13 August 2026
Moshe Passal 2023 13 August 2026
Tsega Melaku 2023 14 August 2026
Yuli Edelstein 1996 4 September 2026
Eli Dellal 2022 8 September 2026
Nissim Vaturi 2020 8 September 2026
Otzma Yehudit Zvika Fogel 2022 6 September 2026
Religious Zionist Ofir Sofer 2019 15 July 2026
Moshe Solomon 2022 16 July 2026
Michal Waldiger 2021 8 September 2026
Shas Ya'akov Margi 2003 24 May 2026
United Torah Judaism Moshe Gafni 1988 5 September 2026
Uri Maklev 2008 5 September 2026
Yesh Atid Yaron Levi 2023 4 May 2026
Meir Cohen 2013 31 August 2026
Mickey Levy 2013 31 August 2026
Debbie Biton 2022 1 September 2026
Tania Mazarsky 2021 1 September 2026
Karine Elharrar 2013 3 September 2026
Michal Shir 2019 4 September 2026
Yisrael Beiteinu Sharon Nir 2022 29 August 2026

Contesting parties

38 parties submitted lists, with their electoral symbols also listed below.

Name Symbol
Amcha Yisrael ך خ
Ani VeAta פה ف ه
The Bible Bloc יק ي ق
The Color Black, Guarding the World of Torah נר ن ر
The Democrats אמת أ م ت
Dawn's Light, a Party for Everyone בקר ب ق ر
Eternal Covenant זץ ز ص
Fixing the Electoral and Governing System נקי ن ق ي
Garden of Eden ה ه
Hakahal Party רץ ر ص
Haredi Public זך ز خ
Tzomet-Beit Yisrael בי ب ي
Israel First י ي
Joint List ודם و ض م
Just Law קץ ق ص
Likud מחל م ح ل
New Order קך ق خ
Noam ני ن ي
Otzma Yehudit ב ب
Partnership for Everyone ד ض
Personal Security נץ ن ص
Pirate Party of Israel צף ص ف
Redemption ק ق
Religious Zionist Party and Zehut ט ط
The Reservists and the Economic Party די د ي
Sharshar for Love and Unity of the People צדק ص د ق
Shas שס ش س
Shema נף ن ف
Social Security ז ز
Together רק رق
Together We Will Succeed בד ب د
Ra'am עם ع م
United Torah Judaism ג ج
Women's Voice קה ق ه
Yashar דרך د ر خ
Yisrael Beiteinu ל ل

Withdrawn parties

The following parties withdrew from the election after the list submission date.

  • Blue and White stated its intention to withdraw from the ballot on 19 October 2026.

Abandoned bids

The following parties, which did not have representation in the Knesset prior to the 2026 election, expressed interest but chose not to contest it:

  • A Whole and Strong Jewish Israel: The party, founded by far right activists Michael Ben-Ari and Baruch Marzel, was initially barred by the Registrar of Political Parties following a recommendation from the Shin Bet, though it was later allowed to run.
  • Amir Avivi, founder of The Security Zionists, was planning to establish a new, centre-right party. He abandoned his plans fearing that too many parties running would have made it difficult for the right wing to win the election.
  • Unity dropped out on 4 September 2026.
  • The Zionist Home – The Reservists alliance split on 5 September, with Hili Tropper joining Yashar, while Yoaz Hendel allied with the New Economic Party. Hendel and Tropper emphasized in a joint statement that they would continue working together, even if they are not part of the same party.
  • The leaders of Standing Together launched an "Arab-Jewish party" on 16 June 2026 called A Place for Us All. The party is distinct from the movement. It decided not to submit a list on 8 September.
  • Wajdi Sarhan, a former commander of the IDF, launched a new Druze party called "Brotherhood Alliance" on 4 May 2026. The party did not submit a list to run in the election.

Electoral negotiations and exploratory talks

  • Beginning in April 2026, Benny Gantz held negotiations with Yoaz Hendel from The Reservists over a merger, with some talks also including Yaron Zelekha from the New Economic Party. By June, they also included former Fire and Rescue Commissioner Dedi Simchi, which reportedly reached a stalemate in early August. Talks between Gantz and Hendel stalled over the possibility of a coalition with Haredi parties, which Hendel staunchly opposed, and talks collapsed by early July. Hendel partnered instead with Hili Tropper as "Foundations of Israel". Gantz later reportedly held talks with Ayelet Shaked for a potential alliance. Gilad Erdan of Unity also met with Tropper for negotiations, but the two differed in their willingness to coalition with The Democrats. By late August, Erdan also held later-confirmed talks with Gantz on an electoral alliance. In the final party list submission, two lists represented this "third bloc": Blue and White, and a joint list between Zelekha and Hendel.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed an alliance in August between Otzma Yehudit and the Religious Zionist Party, which Otzma head Itamar Ben-Gvir strongly opposed. Polling by Otzma indicated that a merger would weaken that party, while Amcha Yisrael, a new party headed by Ofer Winter, would benefit. Netanyahu called for a meeting of the two parties, which Ben-Gvir dismissed. Likud, in response, accused Ben-Gvir of wanting to "burn tens of thousands of right-wing votes." The two parties had previously agreed to run together in the 2022 election, after Netanyahu brokered a similar agreement between the two, which resulted in the joint list winning 14 seats.
  • From late summer 2025 to mid-2026, key opposition leaders held bilateral and multi-party meetings to coordinate strategy against the government. In September 2025, Yisrael Beiteinu's Avigdor Lieberman, Yesh Atid's Yair Lapid, Yashar's Gadi Eisenkot, and The Democrats' Yair Golan established a "permanent forum" focused on developing a policy platform for a national constitution, universal military conscription, and preservation of the Jewish, democratic, and Zionist character of the state. Lieberman also issued policy guidelines for a post-Netanyahu coalition. Broader attempts at a unified multi-party alliance, particularly involving Naftali Bennett, Eisenkot, and Lapid, faced friction over leadership positioning. Ultimately, Bennett and Lapid reached an agreement to run on a Bennett-led joint electoral list named Together in April 2026. The five opposition leaders (Eisenkot, Bennett, Lapid, Golan and Lieberman) signed a document in late September 2026 in which they pledged "not to attack each other on the campaign trail" and to work together to increase turnout.

Leadership elections and primaries

Leadership elections have been held by some parties to determine party leadership ahead of the election. Primary elections are held by some parties in advance of the national election to determine the composition of their party list.

Balad

Balad held its party primary on 27 June 2026. Sami Abu Shehadeh was re-elected as party leader, while the rest of the list included Bechar Aouda, Maher Karkabi Sabah, Hassan Nasarsa and Orly Noy [he], board chairwoman at B'Tselem and the list's first Jewish candidate.

The Democrats

Following Labor's poor electoral performance in the 2022 election, in which it won the minimum seats needed for entry into the Knesset and Meretz failed to cross the electoral threshold, party chair Merav Michaeli announced in December 2023 that she planned to resign. Yair Golan won a landslide victory in Labor's May 2024 leadership primary election on a platform promising to unify the political left. Labor and Meretz agreed to merge in July 2024, forming a new political party called The Democrats, with Golan serving as the unified party leader. The new party approved the merger in May 2026. The Democrats held a digital primary on 20 July 2026, with 97,000 of its 112,000 registered members casting ballots, an 86 per cent turnout. Party leader Golan secured the top spot on the list, followed by serving MKs Naama Lazimi, Gilad Kariv, and Efrat Rayten.

Hadash

Hadash closed its primary nominations on 14 May; the parties committee, known as the National Council, was allowed to cast ballots. The party held its primary two days later; former MK Yousef Jabareen defeated Shukry Awouda for the position of chairman. Incumbent leader Ayman Odeh and MK Aida Touma-Suleiman did not stand for re-election. It was the first party to select its electoral slate before the election. The Hadash list included Jabareen, Jafar Farah, Ofer Cassif, Youssef Atauna and Nihaya Washahi. Farah, who was placed fourth on the Joint List, withdrew from the race following sexual harassment claims and was replaced by Faten Ghattas.

Likud

Likud formalized an agreement in August 2025 for the New Hope party to merge into it ahead of the next election. The merger has not been approved by the Knesset House Committee as of July 2026. Following multiple legal battles and postponements, the party's primary elections were rescheduled from 4 to 17 August 2026. The internal race has been marked by disputes over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's push to expand reserved slots, alongside a party court ruling that barred incumbent lawmakers and ministers from running in regional district spots. On 17 August, the 2026 Likud primary was held with a 53% turnout for a total of 76,068 party members voting. Party members voted for their preferred candidates with reserved slots for specific regional districts and for party leader Benjamin Netanyahu. The top candidates in the resulting party list are Netanyahu, Eli Cohen and Amir Ohana.

Ra'am

The Ra'am party announced in late July 2026 that it would hold its first independent primary on 22 August. The party's list includes Mansour Abbas, Walid Taha, Waleed Alhwashla, Iman Khatib-Yasin (in the reserved woman's slot) and Yasser Hujirat.

Religious Zionist Party

The Religious Zionist Party re-elected party leader Bezalel Smotrich in September 2025. In July 2026, the party held primaries to determine its electoral slate for the upcoming election, with 130 members of the parties' Central Committee voting to select candidates. Smotrich retained his position at the head of the list, followed by incumbent lawmakers Orit Strook, Simcha Rothman, Zvi Sukkot, and Ohad Tal. The final list remains subject to adjustments, as Smotrich retains the authority to appoint two reserved seats, including an expected spot for Tzvika Mor.

The Reservists

Yoaz Hendel was elected head of the The Reservists party on 9 June. A week later, the party held their primaries.

Campaign

Opinion polls

Results

The final results were published on 4 November.

More than 300,000 votes were cast for parties which did not pass the electoral threshold.

PartyVotes%Seats±
Likud1,167,45820.5127−9
Yashar913,50216.0521New
Together531,4769.3412−12
Joint List500,1478.7911+6
The Democrats366,3526.448+4
Ra'am337,7205.938+3
Yisrael Beiteinu337,4505.937+1
Otzma Yehudit326,6245.747+1
United Torah Judaism312,6045.4970
Shas299,5065.266−5
Religious Zionism – Zehut290,4515.106−1
The Reservists – New Economic154,9952.7200
Amcha Yisrael95,6631.680New
The Color Black11,2740.200New
Haredi Public10,5940.190New
Noam9,9230.170−1
Tzomet – Beit Yisrael5,7120.1000
Partnership for Everyone4,2940.080New
Sharshar for Love and Unity of the People2,0840.040New
Together We Will Succeed1,4650.030New
Pirate Party of Israel1,0500.0200
Hakahal Party1,0110.020New
Israel First – Ale Yarok9550.0200
Fixing the Electoral and Governing System9290.020New
New Order9190.0200
Garden of Eden9020.020New
Ani VeAta8720.0200
Shema7870.0100
Just Law7740.010New
Dawn's Light7470.010New
Women's Voice7120.010New
Redemption5810.010New
Social Security5080.010New
Personal Security4810.010New
The Bible Bloc4120.0100
Eternal Covenant2550.000New
Achi (withdrawn)00.00––
Blue and White (withdrawn)00.00–−8
Total5,691,189100.001200
Valid votes5,691,18999.55
Invalid/blank votes25,9880.45
Total votes5,717,177100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,331,98177.98
Source: Central Elections Committee

By bloc

Seat changes are counted from the blocs' seats in the 2022 election: 64 for the Netanyahu bloc, 46 for the non-Arab parties of the anti-Netanyahu bloc (Yesh Atid, National Unity, Yisrael Beiteinu and Labor), and 10 for the Arab parties (Ra'am and Hadash–Ta'al).

PartyVotes%Seats±
Netanyahu's bloc (Likud + UTJ + Otzma + Shas + RZP–Zehut)2,397,09842.1253−11
Eisenkot's bloc (Yashar + Together + Democrats + Yisrael Beiteinu)2,149,37537.7748+2
Arab parties (Joint List + Ra'am)838,47514.7319+9
Others306,4785.3800
Total5,691,426100.001200
Source: Central Elections Committee

Members of the Knesset who lost their seats

List of members who lost their seats
Party Name Year first elected
Likud Avihai Boaron 2023
Ze'ev Elkin 2006
May Golan April 2019
Amit Halevi 2020
Hanoch Milwidsky 2022
New Hope Sharren Haskel 2015
Noam Avi Maoz 2021
Religious Zionist Zvi Sukkot 2023
Ohad Tal 2022
Shas
Moshe Abutbul September 2019
Uriel Buso 2020
Erez Malul 2023
Yonatan Mishraki 2023
Yosef Taieb 2020
United Torah Judaism Ya'akov Tessler April 2019
Yesh Atid Vladimir Beliak 2020
Simon Davidson 2021
Yasmin Fridman 2021
Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu April 2019
Roni Malkai 2026
Matti Sarfati Harkavi 2022
Naor Shiri 2022
Shelly Tal Meron 2023
Moshe Tur-Paz 2021
Yisrael Beiteinu Evgeny Sova April 2019

Aftermath

Due to neither the Netanyahu bloc nor the change bloc being predicted to win a majority, The Guardian stated, based on exit polls, that the election was likely to result in weeks of competition to determine who could form a government. The election was marked by record voting turnout by Arab citizens of Israel. Based on the exit polls showing successful results for the Arab parties, University of California political scientist Dov Waxman predicted that this could be the first government relying on outside support from Arab parties since the 1993–1995 government led by Yitzhak Rabin. BBC diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams stated that Israeli Arabs, who usually have lower turnout than Jewish Israelis, were motivated to vote in order to defeat Netanyahu.

Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot said that the election was a vote of no-confidence in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Former prime minister Yair Lapid called it a "total collapse" of the Likud bloc. Ushar Gabai, assistant to far-right Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, told reporters: "Obviously I'm disappointed, the people of Israel are stupid." Netanyahu stated that he did not view the election as a defeat. He claimed that the majority of the "Zionist public" voted for the right-wing parties, and that the Knesset "must establish a strong, right-wing, nationalist government", and dismissed the idea of forming a coalition with the Arab parties. Political analyst Abed Abou Shhadeh pointed out the possibility that one of the parties of the opposition bloc "goes rogue" and joins Netanyahu's bloc.

By 5:15 PM IST on 28 October 2026, the Netanyahu-led bloc (Likud, Otzma Yehudit, United Torah Judaism, Shas, and the Religious Zionist Party) had gained a plurality of seats in the Knesset of around 53 seats, compared to the Eisenkot-led opposition (Yashar, Together, Democrats, and Yisrael Beiteinu) of 48 seats. The ruling Likud party claimed in a statement that the election had been "stolen by Arab parties" after partial election results were released on 28 October. These results left Netanyahu's coalition short of a majority and predicted a record 19 seats for Arab-led parties. The party demanded that the Israel Police and Shin Bet immediately begin an investigation into alleged widespread irregularities in Arab communities, including cash bribery, voter intimidation, double voting, and the use of illegal mobilization software.

Likud's statement alleged that Arab-majority parties "support terrorism and the destruction of the Jewish state". An independent fact-checker pointed out that Likud did not offer any public proof to support its allegations of systematic fraud. Director of the CEC Dean Livne disputed charges of massive voter fraud, stating that he sees no probability of allegations of election fraud influencing the results. The rhetoric was denounced by representatives of Ra'am and the Joint List, who accused Netanyahu of using false incitement to undermine Arab citizens' democratic participation and divert attention away from the poor performance of his coalition. According to watchdog groups, in case the coalition failed to win a parliamentary majority, Likud operatives had prepared "rigged election" narratives weeks before the campaign.

Likud claimed that get-out-the-vote organizations received illegal foreign funding from Turkey and Qatar. Shin Bet was instructed to investigate the matter by CEC Chairman Noam Sohlberg. Itamar Ben-Gvir, the minister of national security, called for arrests. Eisenkot called for the legal investigation to continue but warned Netanyahu against using unsubstantiated suspicions to postpone the swearing-in of the new Knesset. Arab party leaders and The Democrats leader Yair Golan vehemently denounced the rhetoric as an ugly campaign to delegitimize Arab Israeli citizens, with Golan adding that any genuine suspicion of damage to the integrity of the elections must be investigated. The accusations were vehemently denied by both Turkey and Qatar, with Turkey dismissing them as fake propaganda and Qatar denouncing them as baseless political scapegoating.

A panel of CEC members voted on 4 November to approve the results, with three (Sohlberg, as well as representatives from Yesh Atid and Blue and White) in favor, none against and two members of Likud and Shas abstaining. The full CEC voted the same day, with 15 in favor, two opposed and 14 abstaining. Sohlberg afterwards presented the official election results to president Isaac Herzog.

The new Knesset is expected to be sworn in on 10 November, with 47 new MKs.

Government formation

President Isaac Herzog announced on 1 November that he would invite party leaders, beginning 4 November, to begin the consultation process to determine who should be given the first choice to form a government.

Together leader Naftali Bennett announced the same day that his party would recommend Gadi Eisenkot as prime minister. The Democrats head Yair Golan announced on 2 November that it would also recommend Eisenkot. Despite expressing skepticism on the coalition formation, Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman stated that day that he will recommend Eisenkot as prime minister.

Gadi Eisenkot subsequently received the backing of the two major Arab-majority lists. Ra'am declared on 4 November that it would recommend Eisenkot, increasing his initial total to 56 recommendations. The Joint List did the same on 5 November, declaring that they had unanimously decided to support him in order to prevent Netanyahu from taking office again. Eisenkot received an absolute majority of 67 recommendations out of the 120-seat Knesset following the support of both Arab-led lists. The Joint List stated during discussions with President Isaac Herzog that it would provide external support to the opposition-led minority government without joining the coalition. When asked about a possible military campaign, party leaders clarified that they would not overthrow the government in the event of a security crisis. However, despite these endorsements, Zionist opposition bloc leaders continued to disagree about formal governing cooperation with the Arab parties.

Possible governments Seats
Total seats120
Governments with a majority (61 or more seats)
            Yashar–Together–Dems–YB + JL & Ra'am67
        Likud–Yashar–Together–YB67
        Likud–Yashar–Together–UTJ67
        Likud–Yashar–Together–Shas66
          Likud–Yashar–Together–RZP–Zehut66
            Yashar–Together–Dems–YB + Ra'am & UTJ63
            Yashar–Together–Dems–YB + UTJ & Shas61
Governments without a majority (60 or fewer seats)
          Yashar–Together–Dems–YB + Ra'am56
            Likud–Otzma–UTJ–Shas–RZP–Zehut53
        Yashar–Together–Dems–YB48

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Likud signed a merger deal with New Hope, which brought four additional seats (from the previous Knesset composition).
  2. ↑ After National Unity dissolved in July 2025, Benny Gantz renamed the faction name to "Blue and White-National Unity" to preserve the alliance's name.
  3. ↑ Although the Israeli Labor Party and Meretz (which was not represented in the Knesset) merged to form the Democrats already in 2024, a request to rename the faction accordingly was denied by the Knesset's House Committee in February 2025.
  4. ↑ The Democrats were founded by the merger of two labor Zionist parties, Israeli Labor Party and Meretz, but The Democrats define themselves as "liberal-democratic Zionist", not officially "labor Zionism".
  5. ↑ New Hope and Likud signed a merger agreement in 2025, and candidates from New Hope were placed alongside Likud candidates on the 2026 election party list.
  6. 1 2 3 The candidate announced their retirement from the party and did not appear on any other party's electoral list.
  7. 1 2 3 As part of Blue and White's withdrawal from the election
  8. ↑ Michaeli was elected to the Knesset as a member of the Israeli Labor Party.
  9. ↑ No official announcement was made. Suleiman did not seek re-nomination at her party's primary conference, held 16 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Entered the Knesset as part of a rotation agreement between Hadash and Ta'al, following the resignation of Youssef Atauna
  11. ↑ Became a member of the Knesset following the resignation of six members of the New Hope list between June 2021 and August 2022
  12. 1 2 Did not appear on Likud's electoral list
  13. ↑ Entered the Knesset following the death of Gideon Ezra
  14. ↑ Entered the Knesset following the resignation of Galit Distel-Atbaryan, who later returned to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.
  15. ↑ Entered the Knesset following the resignation of Ofir Akunis.
  16. ↑ Edelstein announced his retirement from Likud, and joined Unity, which dropped out of the election on 4 September. He did not appear on any other party's electoral list.
  17. 1 2 Participated in Likud's internal primary elections but did not appear on the final list
  18. ↑ Entered the Knesset through an internal party rotation agreement. First elected in 2009.
  19. ↑ Part of Together.
  20. ↑ Entered the Knesset following the resignation of Orna Barbivai.
  21. ↑ includes Gideon Saar's New Hope party's 4 seats
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Entered the Knesset as a replacement via the Norwegian law
  23. ↑ Also includes the possibility of joining the government to form a majority coalition rather than a confidence and supply deal.
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