BREAKING: Exit polls show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu short of securing parliamentary majority with his hard-line allies, leaving his political future in doubt.
In an apparent setback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, exit polls show the Israeli leader has fallen short of securing a parliamentary majority with his hard-line allies.
Israel’s Central Elections Committee said Tuesday that 63.7% of eligible voters had cast ballots by 8 p.m. , around 2.4 percentage points higher than the same time during the previous election. Polls close at 10 p.m. In a video posted to Facebook, Netanyahu called the step “disproportional” and “unjust,” claiming his Likud party was being targeted by the country’s election commission.The leader of the main Arab faction in Israel’s parliament says his constituents “must be first-class voters on the way to becoming first-class citizens.”
It says that as of 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, some 15% of Israelis had already cast their ballots. It marked more than a 2% increase over the figure at the same time in April.Election day is a national holiday, a measure aimed at encouraging participation. Gantz’s centrist Blue and White party is running even with Netanyahu’s Likud. Both parties could struggle to form a majority coalition with smaller allies, though, forcing them into a potential unity government.
He faces a stiff challenge from retired military chief Benny Gantz, whose centrist Blue and White party is running even with Netanyahu’s Likud. Both parties could struggle to form a majority coalition with smaller allies, though, forcing them into a potential unity government.
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