Netanyahu Bloc Leads After Half of Israeli Votes Counted but No Majority
Netanyahu’s bloc led the count with 54 to 56 seats, but the final tally could still hinge on Arab parties and absentee ballots.
- Exit polls from Israel's election yesterday indicate an apparent deadlock, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor rival Gadi Eisenkot on track for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.
- The election saw record turnout for a wartime vote, with over 74 per cent of Israelis casting ballots as voters passed judgment on Netanyahu following the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks.
- Projections show 52-53 seats for Eisenkot's opposition bloc, 50 for Netanyahu's, and 17-18 for Arab parties; Eisenkot said results show a "lack of confidence" in the incumbent prime minister.
- Netanyahu vowed to form a right-wing government despite the deadlock, though Israel's fragmented political system makes coalition building difficult since no single party has ever won 61 seats outright.
- Middle East specialist Ian Parmeter warned it is "too soon to write Netanyahu off," noting the process to resolve the election results could take six to eight weeks.
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berlingske.dkNetanyahu appears to be able to gather the most support in the Knesset, but he still lacks the decisive majority.
Despite the fiasco of 7 October, his trial for corruption and scandals slamming his entourage, the Prime Minister again foiled the prognosis at the exit of the ballot box. In post since 2022, he could be maintained thanks to the blind fidelity of his electorate and the mistrust towards the Arab parties.
The election landscape of the Knesset is undergoing dramatic shifts, with the screening rate exceeding 70%; the opposition camp has fallen to 47 seats, and the coalition camp has risen to 54 seats in the midst of an unprecedented historic Arab presence.
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Nieuws.nlJERUSALEM (ANP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is still in the lead after 84.5 percent of the votes have been counted, according to news site Times of Israel. However, the governing parties do not appear to be heading for a majority. Netanyahu's bloc, consisting of his party...
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