Israeli exit races suggest no clear winner in pivotal general election
Election
Originally published by Kahawatungu — Read the original article →
Party activity
Exit races suggest there is no clear winner of Israel’s pivotal general election, with neither veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor former military chief Gadi Eisenkot on track to secure a majority.
Two Israeli broadcasters projected that Eisenkot’s Yashar party and three other Jewish opposition parties in his “Change Bloc” would win 51 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, as would Netanyahu’s Likud party and its far-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish allies. A third broadcaster’s race gave Netanyahu a lead of three seats.
Much will depend on the role played by the two Arab parties, which were projected to win a record 18 or 19 seats.