Exit Polls Show No Clear Winner in Israel’s Election
Exit polls showed Likud as the largest party, but neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc reached the 61-seat majority.
- With 85 percent of votes counted from Tuesday's election, the pro-Netanyahu camp secured 53 seats while parties aligned with Gadi Eisenkot won 48 seats, leaving both blocs short of the 61 needed for a Knesset majority.
- Tuesday's election recorded the highest voter turnout in decades, serving as a judgment on Prime Minister Netanyahu's stewardship of the war in Gaza following the October 7, 2023, attacks and Israel's increasing international isolation.
- Arab parties won 19 seats, a "historic" high positioning them as decisive in coalition talks; the chairman of the Arab-majority Joint List said Wednesday the party is "ready and prepared to pave the way to oust the Netanyahu government."
- President Isaac Herzog called on all parties to approach coalition negotiations "with an open mind," though former editor Yaakov Katz told Newsweek a fresh vote is the "most probable scenario" if neither bloc secures 61 seats.
- The leader of the Democrats party told partners Wednesday there is an "opportunity to form a change government in partnership" with Arab parties, though analyst Rachel Nelson warned this strategy is "politically risky" and could trigger a quick vote of no confidence.
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Netanyahu’s fortunes improve but without clear path to outright victory
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fortunes changed Wednesday as vote counting in Israel wound down, with his Likud party and coalition partners edging out the leading competitor, retired Gen. Gadi Eisenkot. Netanyahu’s Likud party was projected to hold 26 seats in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, with more than 80 percent of the votes…
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It is the big surprise of the Israeli elections: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will once again provide the largest party to the Israeli parliament. In recent months, his rival Gadi Eisenkot led in most polls. The unprecedented turnout and victory of the Arab community also surprised friend and foe alike. What do we know now?
Netanyahu and his opponent both spin election as victory
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot both spun the parliamentary results as a victory for their respective sides on election night, despite full results not yet being confirmed. As of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday local time, 84.5% of the vote had been counted, with the Central Elections Committee giving Netanyahu’s bloc 54 […]
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