Exit Polls Show No Clear Winner in Israel’s Election
- On Tuesday, Israelis cast ballots in a pivotal election, with exit polls indicating no clear winner between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot, likely triggering weeks of political negotiations.
- The country's first national election since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks forces voters to deliver a verdict on the government's response to unresolved wars in Gaza and Iran.
- Turnout reached 74.3 per cent by 8 p.m., representing more than 5.4 million voters, according to the Central Elections Committee—a record pace surpassing 2022 participation levels.
- Critically, neither the Netanyahu bloc nor the opposition alliance secured the 61-seat parliamentary majority required, with projections showing 53 seats for the change bloc and 50 for Likud.
- Final results are expected in the coming days, potentially varying from exit polls, as the nation faces political limbo while the President determines who receives the first opportunity to form a government.
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Amit Segal: 'Three possibilities post election polls'
Amit Segal outlines three possible scenarios following the exit poll results: a minority government, a unity government, or another election, saying that even a single Knesset seat could change the options for forming a government.
According to forecasts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing conservative Likud party has become the strongest force in the Israeli parliamentary election. However, the opposition alliance has just under more seats in parliament, and it announces a stalemate. All developments in the live ticker.
The intrigue is still there.
The polling stations in Israel have been closed since 9 p.m. (CET). Exit Polls at the end of the election pointed to a head-to-head race of the forces around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition.
Sydney Morning Herald
Netanyahu does better than expected but neither bloc on track to form government
Netanyahu’s Likud outperformed many pre-election opinion surveys to emerge as Israel’s single biggest party. But his coalition is far short of a majority.
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