According to final voting returns that now include the votes of soldiers, for elections to the 16th Knesset, the leading parties are Likud - 38 seats, Labor - 19, and Shinui - 15. The center-right and religious bloc won 69 seats, while the center, center-left, and Arab party bloc won 51 seats. Party Ideology Leader Seats 1999 Seats 2003 (Change) Votes Center-Right and Religious Bloc: 69 Center-Right Parties 47 Likud Will talk peace with Palestinians only after a cessation of violence Ariel Sharon 19 38 (+19) 925,279 National Union No Palestinian state Avigdor Lieberman 7 7 173,973 Yisrael b'Aliyah Palestinian state only if democratic Natan Sharansky 6 2 (-4) 67,719 Center-Right Religious Parties 22 Shas Ultra-Orthodox and traditional Sephardim Eli Yishai 17 11 (-6) 258,879 United Torah Judaism Ultra-Orthodox Ashkenazim Yaakov Litzman 5 5 135,087 National Religious Party Religious Zionism, emphasizing army service and the Land of Israel Effi Eitam 5 6 (+1) 132,370 Center, Center-Left, and Arab Party Bloc: 51 Center-Left Parties 25 Labor Resume talks on Palestinian statehood before end to violence Amram Mitzna 26 19 (-7) 455,183 Meretz Withdrawal to 1967 borders Yossi Sarid 10 6 (-4) 164,122 Center Parties 18 Shinui Separation of religion and state Yosef Lapid 6 15 (+9) 386,535 Am Ehad - One Nation Workers' rights Amir Peretz 2 3 (+1) 86,808 Arab Parties 8 United Arab List-Ra'am Dominated by Islamic movement, supports Palestinian state Abdulmalek Dehamshe 5 2 (-3) 65,551 Hadash-Ta'al Formerly Communist party, supports Palestinian state Mohammad Barakeh 4 3 (-1) 93,819 Balad Cultural autonomy for Arabs, supports Palestinian state Azmi Bishara 1 3 (+2) 71,299
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