# Record turnout leaves Netanyahu and opposition short of a majority in Israel election

https://mins.news/en/video/118210

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-27 22:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnjqosII1Yg

> Exit polls in Israel project 50 seats for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc and 52 for the opposition, leaving both short of the 61 needed for a parliamentary majority. Turnout reached 77.7%, the highest since 1999, while participation among Palestinian citizens of Israel was reported at about 80%, a historic level.

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