Get to 61
62 seats61 to govern
Final count as of Oct 30, 12:00 AM GMT+2. Seats calculated from the full count.Source
Red lines in this lineup
- Ra'amTogether (Bennett-Lapid)
The Ra'am red line
One side has explicitly ruled out relying on an Arab party in government, making this selected pairing a current categorical veto.
X · @AvigdorLibermanOpens in a new tab.YnetOpens in a new tab.Sources:12345 - United Torah JudaismTogether (Bennett-Lapid)The Democrats
Bennett and Golan rule out the Haredi parties
Bennett says a government he forms will not lean on the Haredi parties and that Deri and Gafni must stay outside it, and Golan says the Haredim must not be in the next coalition; the selected Haredi party conditions joining on protections for full-time Torah scholars.
Sources:1234567 - LikudTogether (Bennett-Lapid)The Democrats
The anti-Netanyahu wall
One selected party backs Netanyahu for prime minister, while the selected opposition party explicitly rules out a Netanyahu-led government.
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Fault lines to manage
- Ra'amLikud
Likud and Ra'am: possible history, fragile present
Past coalition contacts keep the pairing possible in theory, while the fight over disqualifying Ra'am and bloc politics make it highly fragile. On election night Netanyahu called a government that relies on anti-Zionist Arab parties unthinkable, while Abbas said he had heard from the right as well.
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- Together (Bennett-Lapid)The Democrats
Replace the Netanyahu-led government
These selected parties campaigned to replace the Netanyahu-led government and ruled out joining it. After the vote, Eisenkot called on Netanyahu to step down, Bennett said he had lost, Liberman said he would still not sit with him, and Golan called for a change government.
X · @AvigdorLibermanOpens in a new tab.X · @YairGolan1Opens in a new tab.YnetOpens in a new tab.Sources:123456789 - Together (Bennett-Lapid)The Democrats
A signed pact to form a government together
Their leaders signed a principles document on 26 September, pledging to act together right after the election to form a Zionist government of repair and rebuilding, and not to attack one another's parties until it is formed. It names no candidate for prime minister.
Sources:123456 - Together (Bennett-Lapid)The Democrats
Broader military or national service
They support wider military or national service. Their thresholds, pace, and enforcement plans differ.
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State commission of inquiry into 7 October
These parties call for an independent state commission of inquiry into the failures surrounding 7 October; Liberman and Bennett would make it the new government's first decision.
yasharwitheisenkot.comOpens in a new tab.be-yahad.org.ilOpens in a new tab.democrats.org.ilOpens in a new tab.beytenu.org.ilOpens in a new tab.Sources:12345678 - Together (Bennett-Lapid)The Democrats
Prime-minister term limits
They support tenure limits: Yashar proposes two terms, Together's current platform specifies eight years, and the Democrats' platform pledges to legislate them.
yasharwitheisenkot.comOpens in a new tab.be-yahad.org.ilOpens in a new tab.yes.democrats.org.ilOpens in a new tab. - LikudTogether (Bennett-Lapid)
Continued pressure on Iran's nuclear program
They agree that pressure must continue to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapon, while differing on strategy and political leadership.
Telegram · @bnetanyahuOpens in a new tab.be-yahad.org.ilOpens in a new tab.MakoOpens in a new tab. - LikudUnited Torah Judaism
Constitutional protection for Torah study
A governing-bloc majority from Likud, Shas, and UTJ passed a Basic Law recognizing Torah study as a foundational value. Netanyahu missed the final vote, and some Likud lawmakers opposed broader protections.
Sources:12 - LikudUnited Torah Judaism
Pass the Haredi draft law before the next government
Shas conditions joining on a draft law that protects full-time Torah scholars passing before the swearing-in, UTJ's chair says the issue must be settled before a government is formed, and Likud's spokesman calls that the direction for its coalition agreements.
Sources:1234 - Ra'amThe Democrats
Open to an Arab-Jewish governing partnership
Both leave open an Arab-Jewish governing partnership rather than limiting cooperation to outside support. After the vote, Golan called for a change government in partnership with Israel's Arab citizens, and Abbas said Ra'am was willing to join an Eisenkot-led government once one was viable.
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