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Over 1.2 million votes counted in Israeli elections

Middle East Eye28 October 2026, 03:14 UTCIsrael

Over 1.2 million votes counted in Israeli elections Figures from the Central Elections Committee indicate that at least 1,216,002 ballots have been counted by 5.20am local time (2.20am GMT) Netanyahu’s Likud party is leading with 23.36 percent of valid votes. Following that is Eisenkot’s Yashar party, at 15.74 percent, and Naftali Bennett’s party, at 8.53 percent.

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