The Central Elections Committee continued releasing results throughout Wednesday, with 77% of the vote now counted. Several parties have fallen below the electoral threshold, others have outperformed expectations, and a number of sitting MKs and candidates are on the bubble. Final results are not expected until Friday morning.
Likud: 27 seats
Likud currently stands at 27 seats. In the 27th spot is Erez Tadmor, who won the primary in the combined Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and Shfela district with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backing.
Just outside are Shlomo Lerner in 28th place, who won the Dan and Tel Aviv district primary, also with Netanyahu’s support, and Yitzchak Bontzel in 29th, whose spot was reserved by Netanyahu. Bontzel is the father of Staff Sergeant Amit Bontzel, a fighter in the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit who was killed in a clash with terrorists in December 2023. Based on the current count, neither Lerner nor Bontzel will enter the Knesset.
Yashar: 22 seats
Gadi Eisenkot’s party stands at 22 seats in the latest update, and has fluctuated between 20 and 22 throughout the count.
In 20th place is Elyasaf Peretz, son of Miriam Peretz, who lost two sons, Lieutenant Uriel Peretz and Major Eliraz Peretz. In 21st is Yafa Tabja, the daughter of immigrants from Ethiopia, who works on behalf of young people.
In 22nd place is Brigadier General (res.) Nir Hajbi of Kibbutz Kissufim. His son, Yehonatan, was murdered in the Hamas attack on Moshav Yachini on October 7. Despite his loss, Hajbi commanded a reserve battalion for hundreds of days during the war, and in 2025 was named an outstanding soldier of Operation Swords of Iron by the IDF chief of staff. On the current count, he is set to enter the Knesset.
Attorney Ron Barkai, in 23rd place, is on the bubble.
B’Yachad: 11 seats
The joint list led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid stands at 11 seats. In 11th place is Bruria Naim Arman, the party’s director-general since its founding.
In 12th place is MK Ram Ben-Barak, a former deputy head of the Mossad and former chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Based on the latest figures, he will not return to the Knesset.
Joint List: 11 seats
The Joint List also stands at 11 seats. In 11th place is attorney Haitham Zahalka, deputy mayor of Kafr Qara. In 12th is Iyas Natur, a political activist from Daliyat al-Karmel, who currently appears set to miss out, though that could still change.
The Democrats: 8 seats
In 8th place is former Meretz MK and faction chair Michal Rozin. Protest activist Moshe Radman Abutbul, in 9th, currently appears to be left out.
Yisrael Beiteinu: 7 seats
In 7th place is MK Hamad Amar, a member of the Druze community and former minister in the Finance Ministry. Former journalist Yevgeny Sova, in 8th, will most likely not enter.
United Torah Judaism: 7 seats
In 7th place is Yehuda Weisfish, an educational activist and entrepreneur who founded and heads the Ichud Bnei HaYeshivos organization. Yaakov Tessler of Agudas Yisrael, the Vizhnitz Rebbe’s representative on the list, is in 8th place and currently appears to be out.
Shas: 7 seats
Shas has dropped sharply to 7 seats. In 7th place is MK Moshe Abutbul, who served as mayor of Beit Shemesh for a decade before losing to Aliza Bloch in 2018 and running for the Knesset. In 8th is MK Uriel Busso, a former health minister who resigned along with the other chareidi ministers.
Otzma Yehudit: 7 seats
Itamar Ben-Gvir’s party stands at 7 seats. In 7th place is attorney Chananel Dorfman, Ben-Gvir’s longtime chief of staff. Party activist Tzachi Eliahu, in 8th, will most likely not enter.
Religious Zionism-Zehut: 6 seats
In 6th place is Brigadier General (res.) Itamar Eitam, son of former minister and National Religious Party chairman Major General (res.) Effi Eitam. MK Zvi Sukkot, in 7th, will most likely be left out.
Ra’am: 6 seats
In 6th place is Dr. Yasser Hajirat. In 7th is Ibrahim al-Turi, a pharmacist and longtime Ra’am activist from Rahat, whose chances remain uncertain.
Below the threshold
The parties led by Ofer Winter, Yoaz Hendel and Ronen Zelekha are not passing the threshold.
