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A stronger-than-expected showing by Netanyahu has narrowed the opposition’s options

With 85% of votes counted, all signs point to an impasse. The most likely outcome may be new elections.

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With more than three-quarters of the votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition was in the lead but remained shy of the 61 seats needed to form a government.

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Weeks of haggling and horse-trading between various parties – as Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Gadi Eisenkot curry favour from allies and potential enemies – is on the cards.

Israel’s election has left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition challenger Gadi Eisenkot without a clear path to power, as exit polls showed their blocs deadlocked desp...

JERUSALEM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Israel's wartime election appeared deadlocked on Tuesday, exit polls showed, with Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc running neck and neck with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp, leaving neither side with a clear path to power.

With no clear winner, it will be up to Israeli President Isaac Herzog to decide whether any of the parties can form what he regards as a workable coalition.

With votes trickling in, a pair of exit polls have the rival blocs ​tied 51 to 51, leaving neither with the 61 seats needed for a majority.

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The vote drew a near-record turnout of 77.7 per cent, as Israelis passed wartime judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct 7, 2023

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Neither Netanyahu nor rival alliance led by Gadi Eisenkot has a clear path to power

Israel's election has ended in an apparent deadlock with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, nor his main rival Gadi Eisenkot, on track for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.

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Parliament must meet within six weeks of the election, even without a deal.

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The late entry drafts on the Middle East nation’s mediation efforts as no other candidate has emerged as the favorite.

Several polls put candidate Bradford slightly ahead of Chow, while others still place her ahead of Bradford, indicating there is no clear favourite, according to research firms.

Nurse Harrow voters did, however, prove themselves to be of the most skilled players.