AP reports that Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted the certified results of the October 27, 2026 election and began consultations on forming a government, after Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc lost its majority while Arab-led parties made historic gains. Netanyahu and allies claim the election was "stolen," but the elections commission found no evidence of irregularities; the Shin Bet's foreign-interference inquiry continues, and a new election looms in early 2027 if no coalition emerges.