Elections

Eisenkot's Yashar party says Likud MKs, ministers called party list members

Likud responded to the claims later on Saturday, saying that Eisenkot is "under pressure from those who are disrupting their plans to cooperate with parties that support terrorism."

Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at the Kotel, October 21, 2026.
MK Ahmad Tibi attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.

Joint List's Tibi says his party will not join coalition, supports replacing Knesset speaker

Cartoon drawing of a bearded cowboy wearing a red-and-white cowboy hat, holding a can while declining a glass of wine being poured from a bottle, with the word "Country" and an American flag guitar in the background.

Politics, punditry, and parenthood: Living life and through country music - opinion

Ze'ev Elkin, Zvi Sukkot, and Moshe Radman, three prominent political figures who failed to secure seats in the 26th Knesset following Tuesday's Israeli election.

Below the threshold: Elkin, Sukkot, Radman among those left out of 26th Knesset after election


Shas's Deri rules out joining opposition bloc government without Likud as UTJ weighs talks

"We are not in anyone's bloc," Maran Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dov Landau said, calling on MKs from Degel Hatorah to join the opposition coalition. "We are in the bloc of the Torah world."

Arye Deri places his ballot on Election Day on October 27, 2026.

Israel’s coalition politics: How can you win an election and still lose power? - explainer

For Americans used to two-party politics, Israel’s elections can seem bewildering. It all comes down to how coalitions are built.

Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election

Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of attempting to delegitimize election results

Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of launching an organized campaign to delegitimize Tuesday's election results, vowing to prevent any delay in the new Knesset's swearing-in.

Illustrative image of Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot

What I learned speaking to Arabs voting in Israel's election - reporter's notebook

People were passionate about politics. Around 4,300 people voted in Abu Ghosh, which is 78 percent of the population. In Gilo, around 15,000 people voted, or 65-70 percent.

Arab Israelis and Israeli left-wing activist students take part in a rally marking the Nakba anniversary at Tel Aviv University, May 13, 2026.

Shin Bet probes suspected Qatari, Turkish funding to boost Arab turnout in Israeli election

A CEC source told the Post that the investigation will not delay final results • Police arrest four more suspects in separate election-bribery case

Chairman of the Central Elections Committee (CEC), Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, Acting Director-General of the CEC, Attorney Din Livne, and committee members attend the registration of party lists ahead of the upcoming Israeli elections at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026.

Israel Police reject Likud claims that Arab parties 'stole' 2026 election, citing lack of evidence

On Wednesday, Likud accused Arab parties of allegedly stealing Israel's 2026 Knesset election through widespread electoral fraud, bribery, intimidation, and ballot manipulation.

People stand in a queue to vote during the national election, at a polling station in the Arab village of Taibe, northern Israel, October 27, 2026

Israel election results: Netanyahu bloc holds lead with double envelopes after 97% of votes counted

Herzog says Israel ‘must do everything possible to avoid another round of elections,' • Golan calls on opposition bloc to form gov’t with Ra'am, Joint List after record-high Arab voter turnout

People and political party activists gather near election campaign posters outside a polling station in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon during Israel’s general elections, October 27, 2026.

Brazil's Bolsonaro deletes letter calling himself 'president-elect,' changes wording to 'leader'

Bolsonaro initially declared himself Brazil's rightful president after losing Sunday's election, before deleting his message and publishing a new one calling himself the "leader of Brazil."

Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL) speaks after losing the presidential runoff election, in Brasilia, Brazil October 25, 2026.

Opposition considers Lapid for Knesset Speaker appointment - report

The opposition bloc, which includes Yashar, B’Yachad, Yisrael Beytenu, and the Democrats, is expected to enter the Knesset with 48 seats, according to Central Elections Committee data.

B'Yachad party heads Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid speak during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Septemper 11, 2026.

How do Israeli election results impact timing of possible new Iran war? - analysis

If Eisenkot had won the battle of the blocs and, in a head-to-head with Netanyahu, as the polls forecast, he might have been able to start forming a government before the US midterm elections.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Israel has a 28-month window before Trump leaves office to entrench the processes now underway in Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon, according to assessments heard at the MEAD conference in Washington.