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61 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 - Ra'amYashar (Eisenkot)
Eisenkot rules out Ra'am
On 26 September Eisenkot said Ra'am will not be part of the next government because it does not accept his conditions for partners, which include universal military or national service and recognizing Hamas as a terrorist organization that must be destroyed. After the vote, Abbas said Ra'am was willing to join an Eisenkot-led government once one was viable, while Eisenkot restated those conditions.
Sources:1234567891011 - ShasUnited Torah JudaismYashar (Eisenkot)
Eisenkot's service prerequisite
An unconditional military or national service pledge is required, while the selected Haredi party continues to seek protections for full-time Torah scholars. On 29 October a senior UTJ official said the party would offer to back Eisenkot for prime minister, with a draft-exemption law as its first condition.
Sources:12345678 - ShasUnited Torah JudaismTogether (Bennett-Lapid)
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 - Ra'amOtzma Yehudit
The far right rules out Ra'am
The selected far-right party has explicitly ruled out a government that includes or depends on Ra'am.
Sources:12345 - Otzma YehuditYashar (Eisenkot)Together (Bennett-Lapid)
The center rules out Ben Gvir
The selected centrist or left-wing party has explicitly ruled out serving with Ben Gvir.
Sources:12345678
- Yashar (Eisenkot)Together (Bennett-Lapid)
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 - Yashar (Eisenkot)Together (Bennett-Lapid)
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 - Yashar (Eisenkot)Together (Bennett-Lapid)
Broader military or national service
They support wider military or national service. Their thresholds, pace, and enforcement plans differ.
yasharwitheisenkot.comOpens in a new tab.be-yahad.org.ilOpens in a new tab.beytenu.org.ilOpens in a new tab.yes.democrats.org.ilOpens in a new tab.amchaisrael.co.ilOpens in a new tab.themiluimnikim.org.ilOpens in a new tab.kachollavan.org.ilOpens in a new tab.Sources:12 - Yashar (Eisenkot)Together (Bennett-Lapid)
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 - Yashar (Eisenkot)Together (Bennett-Lapid)
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. - Yashar (Eisenkot)Together (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. - ShasOtzma Yehudit
Back Netanyahu for prime minister
Likud is led by Netanyahu, People of Israel says it will recommend only him, Otzma Yehudit says he is its only candidate for prime minister, Shas says it will stay in his bloc, and Religious Zionism says it remains in his camp. They differ over enlistment and other coalition terms.
Sources:12345678 - ShasUnited 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 - ShasUnited 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.
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