Israel elections: Difficult negotiations lie ahead after Netanyahu's bloc lost majority

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 05:51 Issued on: 30/10/2026 - 11:08 Israel's final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its majority of parliamentary seats and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead. The results released early Friday showed Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats in Tuesday's elections. The main opposition bloc won 48. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more. Video content Video Americas Video content Video France Video content Video Europe Video content Video Americas Video content Video Spain Video content Video Africa