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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)Yisrael Beytenu
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Yisrael BeytenuShasUnited Torah Judaism
Liberman vs. the Haredi parties
Liberman says no party that backed the draft-exemption law will be a partner in the coalition he forms and rules out any exemption, while the selected Haredi party conditions joining on protections for full-time Torah scholars.
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Yashar (Eisenkot)Together (Bennett-Lapid)Yisrael Beytenu
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.
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Yashar (Eisenkot)Together (Bennett-Lapid)Yisrael Beytenu
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.
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Yashar (Eisenkot)Together (Bennett-Lapid)Yisrael Beytenu
Broader military or national service
They support wider military or national service. Their thresholds, pace, and enforcement plans differ.
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Yashar (Eisenkot)Together (Bennett-Lapid)Yisrael Beytenu
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.
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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.
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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.
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Together (Bennett-Lapid)Yisrael Beytenu
A broad Zionist government
They call for a broad government made up of Zionist parties, but differ sharply over leadership, ideological breadth, and eligible partners.
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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.
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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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