Exit Polls Show No Clear Winner in Israel’s Election
- With 91% of votes counted, an Arab party gained a seat to reach 8 mandates, while the Joint List dropped to 11. Both parties share a surplus-vote agreement determining allocation of their shared 19th seat.
- Neither the bloc led by Benjamin Netanyahu nor the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot reached the 61 seats required to form a government. Netanyahu holds 53 mandates, compared to Eisenkot's 48.
- The Central Elections Committee estimates 480,000 double envelopes remain uncounted, including votes from IDF soldiers, prisoners, diplomats, and medical personnel. These pending ballots could alter the final seat distribution.
- Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, will decide which candidate receives the first opportunity to form a coalition government. Final results are expected Thursday evening with an official media statement.
- President Trump may wait to "see which way the wind blows" before intervening, according to a U.S. official. The administration could urge Eisenkot and Netanyahu to negotiate a deal at Mar-a-Lago.
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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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