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Israel elections: Difficult negotiations lie ahead after Netanyahu's bloc lost majority

Israel's final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its majority of parliamentary seats and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 30, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC

The results released early Friday showed Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats in Tuesday's elections.

FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

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