Israel Is Still Counting Election Votes

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Source: The Times of Israel, 2026-10-28.

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Read and understand · 1/2What was the status of the election result when the article was written? Officials were still counting votes A final seat count had been announced A government had already been formed

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Officials were still counting votes. The passage says counting was still in progress and the final result was not yet known.

Clue: People in Israel voted in a national election on October 27. Officials are still counting the votes. The final result is not yet known.

Read and understand · 2/2How many seats does a group need for a majority in the parliament? 61 53 120

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61. The parliament has 120 seats, and a majority needs 61 seats.

Clue: The parliament has 120 seats. A group needs 61 seats for a majority. Partial results reported on October 28 showed that groups supporting Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot each had fewer than 61 seats. Parties may need to work together to form a government.

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The partial results showed both named groups had fewer than the 61 seats needed for a majority, so parties may need to cooperate to form a government.

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