The Labor Party and the Likud each appear to have gained a Knesset seat in the final tally of votes cast Nov. 1 in Israel’s nationwide parliamentary elections. The losers appear to be the two non-Zionist parties supported chiefly by Israel’s Arab community.
An unofficial breakdown of the final results was announced over the weekend, after ballots cast by soldiers and by Israeli merchant seamen abroad were counted. Here are the results:
Party – Seats – Votes
Likud – 40 – 709,305
Labor – 39 – 685,363
Shas – 6 – 107,709
Agudat Yisrael – 5 – 102,714
Citizens Rights Movement – 5 – 97,513
National Religious Party – 5 – 89,720
Hadash Communists – 4 – 84,032
Tehiya – 3 – 70,730
Mapam – 3 – 56,345
Tsomet – 2 – 45,489
Moledet – 2 – 44,174
Center-Shinui Movement – 2 – 39,538
Degel HaTorah – 2 – 34,279
Progressive List for Peace – 1 – 33,695
Arab Democratic Party – 1 – 27,012
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