Flash development in Israeli elections! Netanyahu's objection did not work, consultations started

According to a breaking statement by Israeli state television KAN, the Israeli Central Election Committee approved the final results of the legislative elections, despite the objections of Netanyahu and his Likud party.

In the statement made by the committee, it was reported that 15 members voted in favor, 14 members abstained, and 2 members voted against the vote on the approval of the 26th Israeli Assembly election results.

According to the results, which became official with the approval of the Israeli Central Election Committee, it was confirmed that the ruling bloc, led by Likud Party leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reached 53 deputies in the 120-seat Israeli Parliament, and the opposition bloc, led by Yashar Party leader, former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, reached 48 deputies.

The Joint List and Raam Parties, representing Palestinian Israeli citizens, who won the elections with great success, will be represented in the Israeli Parliament with 19 deputies.

'IT BINDS ALL ISRAELIANS'

Chairman of the Israeli Central Elections Committee, Noam Sohlberg, said that the final results of the general elections, which he presented to President Isaac Herzog, "bind all Israelis", despite the objections of the right-wing parties to the election results.

Sohlberg said at the joint press conference with Herzog, "Political disagreement should not end with the counting of votes, it should continue. It is good that it is so. However, there is one issue that we must all agree on, and that is that the election results determined in accordance with the law are binding on all of us." he said.

CONSULTATIONS HAVE STARTED

President Herzog announced that he started consultations with parliamentary groups to determine the MP he will assign to form the government.

Herzog stated that he was ready to hold additional rounds of consultations if needed, as the ruling and opposition blocs could not reach the majority required to form a government alone.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?

According to the final results, the distribution of MPs will be as follows:

Likud 27, Yashar 21, Together List 12, Joint List 11, Democrats 8, Raam 8, Israel Our Home 7, Jewish Power 7, United Torah Judaism 7, Shas 6 and Religious Zionism 6.

"Political upheavals, surprises and violent disagreements have never shaken the fundamental consensus that election results must be respected," Central Election Committee Chairman Noam Solhberg said. He called for respect for the election results with his statements.

Solhberg will soon present the official results to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who will begin consultation meetings with the parties before authorizing the formation of a coalition.