Netanyahu bloc leads Israeli election count but remains short of majority
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc held a narrow lead in Israel’s general election as counting neared 90%, but neither it nor the opposition was on course to secure a parliamentary majority.
Projections based on the partial count gave Netanyahu’s Likud and its far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, according to the BBC and Deutsche Welle. The Jewish opposition bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot was projected to take 48 seats. A majority requires 61.
Arab-led parties were on course for a record result, with the BBC projecting 19 seats. Their support could allow Eisenkot’s bloc to assemble a majority or sustain a minority government, but Eisenkot said during the campaign that he would not govern with Arab lawmakers. Yair Golan, leader of the centre-left Democrats within Eisenkot’s bloc, urged negotiations with the Arab parties.
Both Netanyahu and Eisenkot said they would seek to form a government. Netanyahu called for a strong right-wing government, while Eisenkot said voters had backed change.
The count remained provisional, with hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots from soldiers and diplomats still outstanding. Once official results are confirmed, President Isaac Herzog is expected to consult the parliamentary factions and ask the leader he believes is most likely to form a government. Coalition negotiations could take weeks, and another election remains possible if they fail.
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