Israel's election deadlocks as Arab parties win 19 Knesset seats
Arab parties took a historic 19 seats and Netanyahu's bloc fell from 68 to 53, leaving both main candidates dependent on a coalition partner they have spent years ruling out.

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Incumbent Iliana Iotova, who took over as head of state after Rumen Radev resigned in January, finished first in the October 25 round with 34.76%. Andrey Gurov, a former caretaker prime minister, came second with 31.95%.
Arab parties took a historic 19 seats and Netanyahu's bloc fell from 68 to 53, leaving both main candidates dependent on a coalition partner they have spent years ruling out.