Israel's president to begin consultations with parties after election deadlock
Summary
Israeli President Isaac Herzog began consulting party leaders after official results confirmed that no bloc won a majority in last week’s election. He urged parties to compromise to avoid another election, while officials said claims of vote irregularities had not justified delaying certification and a separate investigation into alleged foreign interference continues.Key Facts
- The election took place on 27 October, and Herzog received the official results on Wednesday.
- Netanyahu’s Likud and its far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies won 53 of the Knesset’s 120 seats.
- Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party and three other Jewish opposition parties won 48 seats.
- The United Arab List and Joint List together won 19 seats, making them potential coalition partners.
- Most Jewish parties had pledged before the election not to form a government with the Arab-led alliances.
- Herzog can ask a Knesset member he believes can build a coalition to form a government; that member gets 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension.
- The Central Elections Committee said it found no evidence of irregularities and that unsubstantiated claims from Netanyahu’s camp did not justify delaying certification.
- The Shin Bet is investigating allegations of foreign interference, which election officials said would not fundamentally change the result.
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