Likud

Rule Changes

Won 27 seats; preparing an appeal of the election results in their entirety and demanding new elections

President Isaac Herzog tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government on November 8, after 67 of the Knesset's 120 members recommended him. Eisenkot, a former army chief, has until December 6 to assemble a coalition, with a possible two-week extension.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Its bloc holds 53 seats. The party fears Shas and United Torah Judaism could join an Eisenkot-led coalition over a draft deal.

Gadi Eisenkot and Avigdor Liberman met on November 9 and agreed to open talks with the ultra-Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism, with a softer military draft law on offer. They also agreed that a Yashar lawmaker, Matan Kahana, would be the bloc's candidate for Knesset speaker.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Won 27 seats; its 53-seat bloc is set to become the opposition, Mansour Abbas said on Nov. 10. Netanyahu has not conceded.

President Isaac Herzog gave Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a government on Nov. 8, after 67 lawmakers recommended him and 46 backed Benjamin Netanyahu. The 26th Knesset was sworn in on Nov. 10. Eisenkot has 28 days to assemble a majority, with a possible 14-day extension.

Updated 2 days ago

Force in Play

Leads Netanyahu's bloc, which won 53 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority

Blue and White finished withdrawing from the October 27 election on October 21, when every candidate on Benny Gantz's list signed resignation papers and the Central Elections Committee confirmed the party will not compete. Its ballot slips, printed with the letters "Ken," will not be handed out and are marked with an X on polling-station posters. Any slips found during the count, including at military and overseas polling stations, will be ruled invalid.

Updated Oct 30

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Governing party led by Netanyahu

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, former Israeli prime ministers, briefly removed Benjamin Netanyahu from power in 2021. On April 26, they announced a merger of their parties into a slate called 'Together, Led by Bennett.' Netanyahu responded within hours. He posted a video showing the pair's 2021 coalition-signing ceremony with Arab party leader Mansour Abbas, captioned 'They did it once, they will do it again.'

Updated May 31