Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's grip on power was hanging in the balance Wednesday after local TV channels projected him neck-and-neck with centrist rival Benny Gantz, following a re-run general election.
Both Netanyahu and Gantz vowed they could form a government. But throughout the night, exit poll projections gave neither man a majority in the country's second election in five months, triggered by Netanyahu's failure to form a governing coalition earlier this year.The rivals are now locked in limbo, though former military chief Gantz struck a more optimistic tone, telling his Blue and White Party supporters it appeared Israel's longest-serving leader had been defeated.
Both candidates said they were still waiting for official results.What happens next?Netanyahu, who has ruled the country for a decade, will now try to secure a majority for his party as he faces a battle to keep his job amid continuing corruption allegations -- which he denies. Either party will have to secure the support of smaller parties to form a coalition in the 120-seat Parliament.
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