| Seats in the Knesset (parliament) |
| Likud | 38 |
| Labor | 19 |
| Shinui | 15 |
| Shas | 11 |
| National Unity | 7 |
| Others | 30 |
| TOTAL | 120 |
| Source: Election officials |
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Sharon, left, defeated Labor's Mitzna
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Challenge ahead for Sharon
Ariel Sharon's Likud party won convincingly in January 28 elections -- but the challenge of forming a stable government will give him little time to savor victory.
With Likud the top vote-getter, Sharon announced he would invite all Israeli political parties to join him in a new national unity government. Amram Mitzna, the Labor Party leader, conceded defeat but vowed his party would not join a unity government.
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