https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-final-election-results-show-neither-netanyahu-nor-rival-can-immediately-form-a-governmentContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-final-election-results-show-neither-netanyahu-nor-rival-can-immediately-form-a-governmenthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-final-election-results-show-neither-netanyahu-nor-rival-can-immediately-form-a-government#u174632Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:20:50 +0000Final election results in Israel show that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his political rivals can immediately form a government. Netanyahu's right-wing bloc secured 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, falling well below the 68 seats it held at its peak in the previous parliament. Meanwhile, a bloc of Jewish parties opposing Netanyahu also failed to win a majority. The outcome sets the stage for weeks of coalition bargaining and political uncertainty.Why it mattersThe deadlock leaves the country facing an uphill battle to establish a majority government after Netanyahu lost