On November 4, Israel’s Central Elections Committee announced that the opposition won a majority in the 120‑member Knesset, securing 67 seats, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc garnered 53. The opposition tally includes 48 seats for parties linked to former military chief Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party and 19 seats for Arab‑led groups, such as the Joint List and the Muslim Ra’am party.
Under Israeli law, President Isaac Herzog will start consultations with political parties that evening to decide who can form the next government. Herzog urged lawmakers to "compromise on their election promises to avoid another election and enable the formation of a stable government," according to the Central Elections Committee Chairman and Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg.
"In the current reality, in which there is no clear winner after the election, I ask for originality and creativity, courage and goodwill," Herzog said.
Sohlberg stated that an ongoing investigation into suspected foreign interference – a claim still unproven – does not justify delaying the official announcement. He emphasized that the election process had been conducted properly and the results reflected the will of voters.
