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Elections
Israel's elections, above all the Knesset vote of 27 October 2026: the parties and their slates, the polls, the candidates and the coalition talks to follow.
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Elections
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Israel bars Mélenchon and Panot; France calls the decision demagogic
France condemned the ban, which Israel tied to Mélenchon's campaign pledge that French ships would escort Gaza flotillas if he wins the presidency.
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Jim Jordan beats Steve Scalise 106-73 to lead House Republicans in minority
Joint List vows to work to oust Netanyahu after his new-Knesset speech
Mansour Abbas says Netanyahu told him in 2021 he and Sinwar understood each other
Likud believes it has slowed UTJ's drift toward a change government
Likud says Netanyahu stands by his words after Eisenkot's party cancels meeting
Bennett party lawmaker named Finance Committee chair faces conflict questions
Netanyahu calls Ra'am and Joint List a threat as Knesset is sworn in
Joint List backs Matan Kahana for Knesset speaker in bid to unseat Ohana
Bennett says he is quietly helping Eisenkot build a 'Zionist government'
Yair Golan confirms coalition talks with Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas
Yair Golan tells anti-Netanyahu bloc not to rule out Arab parties
Gideon Sa'ar to add interior ministry to foreign portfolio, Likud says
Eisenkot and Lapid meet, back a national emergency government as soon as possible
Netanyahu confidant Natan Eshel approached Ra'am's Abbas over Eisenkot
Eisenkot and Liberman say they can form a stable four-year government
Trump tells 60 Minutes that hostility to Israel cost Republicans votes
Trump calls Eisenkot and Netanyahu alike after backing Netanyahu in election
Yair Golan tells Liberman to go form a government with Netanyahu
Deri and Abutbul leave Shas Knesset slate; Deri stays on as party chairman
Liberman tells Eisenkot camp a minority government would hand Netanyahu a win
Eisenkot takes mandate and invites Likud to join a government he would lead
Trump says America took 'a giant step backward' after midterm results
Journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh freed after five days held over Bishara interview
Joint List's number 3, Fatin Ghattas, tells BBC occupied peoples may resist
Gadi Eisenkot calls for a national emergency government as he nears the mandate
Shas calls reports it could back an Eisenkot government 'total fake news'
Herzog cites bloc vetoes despite Eisenkot's 67 nods, mandate due Sunday
Bennett and Lapid's faction tells Herzog it backs Eisenkot, rejects unity talk
Netanyahu breaks 8-day silence, warns against government reliant on Arab parties
Sohlberg hands Herzog certified results after coalition abstains in panel vote
Herzog says no clear election winner as faction consultations begin
Israel's election panel certifies results after review of 9,000 polling stations
Likud MK Amit Halevi quits Central Elections Committee over interference claims
Iran's Ghalibaf says US midterm voters said 'no to war', warns of a 'Nightmare'
Trump's pledge to end $4 billion in Israel aid unsettles Israeli defence officials
Yair Golan says Netanyahu is to blame as Trump moves to halt US security aid
Netanyahu holds first post-election call with UTJ chairman Yaakov Asher
Lapid warns of attempt to undermine election, urges a government without Netanyahu
Netanyahu offers broad government talks, rules out Ra'am and the Joint List
Liberman backs Eisenkot for PM, Lapid for speaker, rules out Netanyahu
Election chief says vote stands as Likud prepares to challenge results
Eisenkot backs election chief's ruling, says Netanyahu sought to undo the vote
Herzog tells party leaders to 'stop climbing trees' and avoid another election
Lapid and Eisenkot meet after Knesset election to coordinate next steps
Israel's opposition weighs direct prime minister vote after deadlocked election
Fitch keeps Israel's A rating on negative outlook, warns of election deadlock
Lapid claims 'a win on points' as his share of Bennett merger falls to 5 seats
Around 300,000 votes go to parties that missed Israel's electoral threshold
Lapid asks supporters for patience as coalition talks go on behind closed doors
Likud tops final Israeli results with 27 seats; 47 new lawmakers elected
Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of campaign to delegitimise election results
With 97.3% counted, Likud gains a seat from Shas; Netanyahu bloc leads 53-48
Qatar denies funding any effort to sway Israel's election results
Bennett tells Netanyahu to declare Qatar an enemy over election interference claims
Liberman rules out both Netanyahu and Arab parties as post-election coalition talks stall
Netanyahu bloc steady at 53 seats as Israel's vote count passes 93.8%
Israel's election officials expect the final vote count to wrap up by afternoon
Netanyahu vows to keep far-right allies as Eisenkot seeks a path to change
Ra'am climbs to 8 seats and Joint List slips to 11 with 91% of votes counted
Joint List offers to help form an alternative government after 19-seat result
Hezbollah's Naim Qassem calls Israeli election results a sign of defeat
Netanyahu bloc at 53 seats, Eisenkot bloc at 48 as regular ballots fully counted
Herzog urges parties to avoid another election as no bloc wins a majority
Yair Golan urges change bloc to form a government with Arab parties
Netanyahu bloc slips to 57 seats as Israel's count passes 37%
Netanyahu claims right-wing majority as Likud awaits final election count
Israeli exit polls show Netanyahu coalition losing majority, no bloc at 61
Eisenkot claims exit poll edge, urges Netanyahu to step down and quit politics
Bennett tells supporters Netanyahu has lost as exit polls give his party 12 to 13 seats
Israel election turnout reaches 77.7%, the highest figure since 2001
Turnout reaches 66.7% by 18:00, Israeli outlets report, up 9% on last vote
Shekel climbs to a three-week high against the dollar on election day
Netanyahu and party leaders vote as 26th Knesset election gets under way
Israel's voter turnout reaches 16.68% by 10:00, highest early figure in decades
Israel votes for its 26th Knesset with 36 lists and over 7.3 million eligible voters
Trump calls Brazil's presidential vote 'another rigged election' after Lula win
Trump urges Israelis to 'vote for Bibi' in new post a day before the election
Rabbi Abergil's Ahi party quits the Knesset race and backs Likud
Elections chief orders Likud to remove billboards pairing rivals with Abbas and Tibi
Katz says Lapid, Bennett and Golan will carry blame for any pre-election attack
Gantz pulls Blue and White out of Israel's election eight days before vote
Trump's endorsement of Netanyahu meets doubts it will move Israeli voters
Yashar billboards accuse Netanyahu and Magal after 'monkey' slur on Eisenkot
Trump says he 'may be doing something' on Israel's October 27 election
Lapid calls official's account of his pre-flydubai briefing a lie
Netanyahu briefs opposition leader Lapid on possible attacks ahead of elections
Netanyahu tells Tel Nof air crews Israel will not bow to withdrawal pressure
Attorney general pushes E1 settlement tender for 1,234 homes past election day
Five opposition leaders meet at Lapid's home, pledge not to attack each other
Balad chair Sami Abu Shehadeh calls Yair Golan a racist after disqualification
Israel's election panel clears Otzma Yehudit, Religious Zionism and Democrats
Liberman says Jordan should run Areas A and B, and the right erupts
Eisenkot denies pledging Ra'am a place in a future coalition
Netanyahu's reserved Likud slots stir unease as slates are filed
Netanyahu presents reserved Likud candidates before list deadline
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yossi Bachar joins Smotrich's Religious Zionism party
Bennett and Lapid unveil final joint B'Yachad slate in Tel Aviv
Liberman unveils Yisrael Beiteinu slate with bereaved father in second place
Erdan pulls Unity party out of Israel's election after talks fail
Hadash candidate Jafar Farah quits Knesset slate over harassment claims
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