Israel election live: Netanyahu and Eisenkot opposition blocs tied in latest exit polls
Israel's election remained deadlocked on Tuesday, exit polls showed, with opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's bloc narrowly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp by 52 seats to 50.
Key points
- High turnout in vote widely described as the most consequential in Israel's history.
- Voter turnout reached 77.7%, the highest in more than two decades.
- Neither side had a clear path to forming a government.
Israelis voted in their highest numbers in over two decades in a tense national election to decide whether to stick with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition.
Israeli law generally requires citizens to vote in person in the country, with narrow exceptions for diplomats and certain official emissaries abroad.
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