The preliminary count has begun in Israel’s parliamentary (Knesset) election. According to the latest figures from the country’s Central Elections Committee, more than 2.1 million votes have been counted so far, and Netanyahu’s share is falling as the count goes on.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party leads with 21.7 percent of valid votes, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday (28 October). But its share is slightly down from the previous count update (23.24 percent).
Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party is second with 15.72 percent, slightly up from the previous update (15.41 percent).
The Palestinian-Israeli Joint List has risen to third place with 9.22 percent, slightly ahead of former prime minister Naftali Bennett’s party (8.22 percent).
The election committee said the figures announced are entirely preliminary and counting is still going on.
More than 5.69 million of the 7.33 million registered voters cast their ballots in this election.
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