The latest exit polls released by leading Israeli television networks\nafter voting ended show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s coalition\nlevel with the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot. Both are projected\nto win 51 seats in parliament.<\/p>\n
The updated figures, reported by AFP and Anadolu Agency on Wednesday\n(28 October 2026), came after earlier exit polls had given Eisenkot\u2019s\nopposition a narrow lead over Netanyahu\u2019s right-wing coalition. The new\npolls were released after voting concluded on Tuesday night (27\nOctober), local time.<\/p>\n
According to the latest exit polls released by Channels 11 and 13 in\nthe early hours of Wednesday (28 October), Netanyahu\u2019s coalition and the\nopposition bloc are each projected to win 51 seats in the Knesset.<\/p>\n
An exit poll released by Channel 12, however, still shows a narrow\nlead for the opposition led by Eisenkot over Netanyahu\u2019s coalition.<\/p>\n
Whatever the provisional exit-poll figures, 51 seats would not be\nenough to secure a majority. At least 61 of the 120 seats being\ncontested are needed to dominate parliament and form a new\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
The exit polls released by Israel\u2019s three main television networks\nalso project that Arab parties, which could break the political\ndeadlock, will win a total of 18 seats.<\/p>\n
Channel 13 projects that Likud, Netanyahu\u2019s party, will remain the\nlargest in parliament with 27 seats. It is followed by Eisenkot\u2019s Yashar\nparty with 23 seats, while another opposition alliance led by former\nprime minister Naftali Bennett is projected to win 13 seats.<\/p>\n
Two Arab parties in Israeli politics are projected to win 11 seats\nfor the Joint List and seven for the United Arab List, also known as\nRa\u2019am. Together, the Arab parties would hold 18 seats.<\/p>\n
The latest projections erase the early lead held by Eisenkot\u2019s\nopposition over Netanyahu\u2019s coalition. Channel 13 had earlier projected\n53 seats for the opposition, 50 for Netanyahu\u2019s coalition and 17 for the\nArab parties.<\/p>\n
Channel 12 had reported a similar split, projecting 52 seats for the\nopposition, 50 for Netanyahu\u2019s coalition and 18 for the Arab\nparties.<\/p>\n
Exit polls are projections, not official results issued by Israel\u2019s\nCentral Elections Committee. Vote-counting began when polling stations\nclosed at 10pm on Tuesday (27 October), local time, and is still under\nway.<\/p>\n
The final official results of the Israeli election are expected to be\nannounced by 4 November at the latest.<\/p>\n
Turnout in Tuesday\u2019s (27 October) election reached 77.7 per cent, the\nhighest level since 1999. That was 7.1 percentage points higher than at\nthe 2022 election.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/latest-exit-poll-netanyahu-and-eisenkot-tied-1793159570", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }