September 2019 Israeli legislative election

September 2019 Israeli legislative election
Israel
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All 120 seats in the Knesset
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.83% (Increase1.37pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Blue and White Benny Gantz 25.95 33 −2
Likud Benjamin Netanyahu 25.10 32 −6
Joint List Ayman Odeh 10.60 13 +3
Shas Aryeh Deri 7.44 9 +1
Yisrael Beiteinu Avigdor Lieberman 6.99 8 +3
UTJ Yaakov Litzman 6.06 7 −1
Yamina Ayelet Shaked 5.87 7 +1
Labor–Gesher Amir Peretz 4.80 6 0
Democratic Union Nitzan Horowitz 4.34 5 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Benjamin Netanyahu
(caretaker government)
Likud		 Benjamin Netanyahu
(caretaker government)
Likud

Snap legislative elections were held in Israel on 17 September 2019 to elect the 120 members of the 22nd Knesset. Following the previous elections in April, incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition.[1] On 30 May, the Knesset voted to dissolve itself and trigger new elections, in order to prevent Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz from being appointed Prime Minister-designate.[2] This election marked the first time the Knesset voted to dissolve itself before a government had been formed.[3]

  1. ^ Israel goes back to elections as Netanyahu fails to form coalition The Jerusalem Post, 30 May 2019
  2. ^ Gil Hoffman; Lahav Harkov (30 May 2019). "Israel goes back to elections as Netanyahu fails to form coalition". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ Megan Specia (30 May 2019). "What You Need to Know About Israel's New Elections". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 June 2019.