Israel Election: Final Results Show Netanyahu Bloc At 64 Seats

By i24
Posted on 11/03/22 | News Source: i24

The opposition bloc of centrist outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid wins 51 seats

Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies secured a majority of 64 seats out of 120 in the Israeli parliament following Tuesday's general election, Israel's electoral commission said Thursday.

With 32 seats for Netanyahu's Likud party, 18 for ultra-Orthodox parties and 14 for a far-right alliance, his rightist bloc won a total of 64 seats, according to results published by the commission.

The opposition bloc of centrist outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid won 51 seats.