Israel Election: Slender Lead For Benjamin Netanyahu Means He Could Be Asked To Form Next Government
The election in Israel remains on a knife-edge and there is still a strong chance Benjamin Netanyahu could be asked to form the next government.
Key points
- Last night’s exit poll indicated that Netanyahu’s Likud Party plus right-wing bloc and challenger Gadi Eisenkot’s coalition were neck-and-neck, but with well over half of votes now counted, it appears […].
- Exit polls show both blocs falling short of a parliamentary majority.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot on Wednesday both pledged to form a government after an election left neither bloc with a parliamentary majority.
Record voter turnout followed a divisive campaign dominated by the October 7, 2023 attack, while Arab Israeli parties made significant gains.
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