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THE BALLOTS OF 27 OCTOBER

The parties

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מחלLikudBenjamin Netanyahu27 seats20.51%2022 Knesset : 32−5
דרךYasharGadi Eisenkot21 seats16.06%2022 Knesset : 0new list
רקBeyachad / TogetherNaftali Bennett12 seats9.34%2022 Knesset : 24−12
ודםJoint ListHadash-Ta'al + BaladYousef Jabareen11 seats8.80%2022 Knesset : 5+6
אמתThe DemocratsYair Golan8 seats6.44%2022 Knesset : 4+4
עםRa'amUnited Arab ListMansour Abbas8 seats5.92%2022 Knesset : 5+3
לYisrael BeytenuAvigdor Liberman7 seats5.93%2022 Knesset : 6+1
בOtzma Yehudit - Jewish PowerItamar Ben-Gvir7 seats5.73%2022 Knesset : 6+1
גUnited Torah JudaismYaakov Asher7 seats5.50%2022 Knesset : 7=
שסShasAryeh Deri6 seats5.26%2022 Knesset : 11−5
טReligious Zionist Partytechnical bloc with ZehutBezalel Smotrich6 seats5.09%2022 Knesset : 7−1
BELOW THE 3.25% THRESHOLD

Provisional results: these lists are below 3.25% of the vote.

דיReservists-EconomyYoaz Hendel2.72%
ךAmcha YisraelPeople of IsraelOfer Winter1.68%
זךThe Haredi PublicMoti Leitner0.19%
ניNoam for IsraelAvi Maoz0.17%
יIsrael FirstSharren Haskel0.02%
כןBlue and WhiteBenny Gantz

Election on 27 October 2026

Political parties

Explore each party's candidate list, electoral identity and documented positions on the major issues of the 2026 election.
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In governmentGovernment
Right

Likud

Lead candidate: Benjamin Netanyahu

PROVISIONAL RESULTS27seats20.51% of the vote
2022 KNESSET32−5

The Likud is a national-liberal right-wing party, founded in 1973. Its 1977 victory ended almost thirty years of Labor dominance. The party has led the government since December 2022 and holds 32 seats, the largest group in the current .

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Center

Yashar

Lead candidate: Gadi Eisenkot

PROVISIONAL RESULTS21seats16.06% of the vote
2022 KNESSET0new list

A centrist party founded in 2025 by former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot. It leads the four main polls of October 2026.

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Center

Beyachad / Together

Lead candidate: Naftali Bennett

PROVISIONAL RESULTS12seats9.34% of the vote
2022 KNESSET24−12

A centrist alliance formed in 2026 between Bennett 2026 and Yesh Atid. Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid previously led the 2021-2022 rotation government together.

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Arab party

Joint List

Hadash-Ta'al + Balad

Lead candidate: Yousef Jabareen

PROVISIONAL RESULTS11seats8.80% of the vote
2022 KNESSET5+6

An alliance of Arab parties created in 2015 and reconstituted in 2026. In 2020 it won 15 seats, a record for an Arab list.

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Left

The Democrats

Lead candidate: Yair Golan

PROVISIONAL RESULTS8seats6.44% of the vote
2022 KNESSET4+4

A left-wing party formed in 2024 by merging Labor and Meretz. It inherits the Labor tradition that governed Israel from 1948 to 1977.

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Arab party

Ra'am

United Arab List

Lead candidate: Mansour Abbas

PROVISIONAL RESULTS8seats5.92% of the vote
2022 KNESSET5+3

A conservative Arab party founded in 1996. In 2021 it became the first Arab party to join a governing .

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Secular right

Yisrael Beytenu

Lead candidate: Avigdor Liberman

PROVISIONAL RESULTS7seats5.93% of the vote
2022 KNESSET6+1

A secular right-wing party founded in 1999 by Avigdor Liberman. It advocates Haredi conscription and separation of religion and state.

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In governmentGovernment
Religious right

Otzma Yehudit - Jewish Power

Lead candidate: Itamar Ben-Gvir

PROVISIONAL RESULTS7seats5.73% of the vote
2022 KNESSET6+1

A nationalist religious right-wing party founded in 2012. After the 2022 election, Itamar Ben-Gvir became national security minister.

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Religious right

United Torah Judaism

Lead candidate: Yaakov Asher

PROVISIONAL RESULTS7seats5.50% of the vote
2022 KNESSET7=

An Ashkenazi Haredi alliance formed in 1992 by Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah. In 2026, Moshe Gafni, an MK for 38 years, was left off the list.

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Religious right

Shas

Lead candidate: Aryeh Deri

PROVISIONAL RESULTS6seats5.26% of the vote
2022 KNESSET11−5

A Sephardi Haredi party founded in 1984 under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. It has taken part in many governing coalitions.

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In governmentGovernment
Religious right

Religious Zionist Party

technical bloc with Zehut

Lead candidate: Bezalel Smotrich

PROVISIONAL RESULTS6seats5.09% of the vote
2022 KNESSET7−1

A religious right-wing party, under this name since 2021. In 2022 its joint list won 14 seats and Bezalel Smotrich became finance minister.

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Center

Reservists-Economy

Lead candidate: Yoaz Hendel

PROVISIONAL RESULTSBelow threshold2.72% of the vote
2022 KNESSET—

A centrist party formed in 2026 by merging the Reservists (Yoaz Hendel) and the Economic Party (Yaron Zelekha). It presents itself as a "third bloc" between coalition and opposition.

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Right

Amcha Yisrael

People of Israel

Lead candidate: Ofer Winter

PROVISIONAL RESULTSBelow threshold1.68% of the vote
2022 KNESSET0

A right-wing party created in 2026 by former brigadier general Ofer Winter. In the latest polls, it hovers around the .

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Integrationist Haredi

The Haredi Public

Lead candidate: Moti Leitner

PROVISIONAL RESULTSBelow threshold0.19% of the vote
2022 KNESSET0

An integrationist Haredi party launched in 2026 by Moti Leitner, deputy mayor of Beit Shemesh. It combines Orthodox practice with service, employment and core curriculum.

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Religious right

Noam for Israel

Lead candidate: Avi Maoz

PROVISIONAL RESULTSBelow threshold0.17% of the vote
2022 KNESSET1−1

A religious right-wing party created in 2019 and led by Avi Maoz. It was renamed "Noam for Israel" in July 2026.

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Right

Israel First

Lead candidate: Sharren Haskel

PROVISIONAL RESULTSBelow threshold0.02% of the vote
2022 KNESSET0

A right-wing party created in 2026 by Sharren Haskel, a former New Hope MK. Jonathan Pollard joined its list in August 2026.

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Center

Blue and White

Lead candidate: Benny Gantz

Polls0
Current seats6
Withdrawn from the race

A centrist party created in 2019 around Benny Gantz. In 2020 it formed a unity government with Benjamin Netanyahu. It withdrew from the 2026 election on 19 October.

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