LogicBender

🚨 Here's where the current Israeli election stands for anyone curious about how their system works. Almost all regular ballots have been counted, and the current projected results (as reported by The Times of Israel) are as follows: Netanyahu's Bloc: ~53 seats The Opposition Bloc: ~48 seats Arab Parties: ~19 seats 61 seats are needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. What's next? The remaining double-envelope ballots (soldiers, diplomats, etc.) are still being counted and could tweak the numbers slightly, but not enough for anyone to reach 61 seats. The official results are expected on November 4th. Israel's President will then meet with the parties, and they will each recommend who they think should be Prime Minister. The President will then select the candidate he thinks has the best chance of forming a 61 seat coalition, giving them 28 days (extendable by another 14) to negotiate with the other parties and secure a 61-seat majority. If that person succeeds, they become Prime Minister. If they fail, the President can give the mandate to someone else. If no one is able to form a 61-seat government, Israel goes to new elections. Netanyahu would stay on as caretaker Prime Minister with limited powers. I've been seeing a lot of people claiming Netanyahu has lost. That's incorrect. In my opinion, people are seeing that he failed to secure 61 seats and are assuming that means he lost, but that's not necessarily the case. Unfortunately, there's a very good chance he wins the election.