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27
October
2026

Exit polls project Arab parties at 17–18 seats in Israel’s election

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News 📅 27 October 2026 📍 Israel

After polls closed on 27 October, television exit polls projected no clear majority: the Netanyahu bloc at about 50 seats, the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot at 52–53, and Arab parties collectively at 17–18. Al Jazeera reported the range across exit polls; The Jerusalem Post also reported 17–18 seats, while Israel Hayom’s account of Channel 12’s poll gave the Arab lists 18 (Joint List 11, Ra’am 7). These are preliminary projections, not counted results; the official results are scheduled for 4 November. Arab-led parties’ projected representation may affect coalition arithmetic, although major blocs have ruled out partnership with them.

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Mansour Abbas

Yousef Jabareen

Arab party candidates

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Joint List

Ra'am

Central Elections Committee

Al Jazeera

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Israel Hayom