<p>According to the partial official results of Israel’s 26th Knesset elections, updated at 5:49 a.m. with approximately 91% of the votes counted, Ra’am has gained one seat, bringing its total to eight, while the Joint List has lost one seat, dropping to 11. The balance between the blocs remains unchanged: the current coalition holds 53 seats, the opposition bloc has 48, and the Arab parties have a combined 19 seats, with 11 for the Joint List and eight for Ra’am.</p><p>Likud continues to lead with 26 seats, followed by Yashar with 21 and Together with 12. The Democrats have eight seats, while Yisrael Beytenu, United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit, and Shas each have seven seats. The joint Religious Zionism-Zehut list has six seats. The Reservists-Economic Party remains below the electoral threshold with 2.63% of the vote, as does Amcha Yisrael with 1.6%.</p> | Read More in News from Israel
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