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Israeli election: As votes are counted, no clear winner emerges

Anxious Israelis watched election results take shape Wednesday after the highest turnout in over a quarter-century, as no clear winner emerged and weeks of negotiating could lie ahead for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an array of opposition parties trying to unseat him.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 28, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC
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  • For analysis, we speak to Yossi Mekelberg, senior consulting fellow at Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Programme.
  • France 24 correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky reports the latest.

He tells us there is "no clear winner" from the country's pivotal vote.

In this edition of Perspective, we focus on the results of the election in Israel.

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