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Israel election count shows no majority for Netanyahu or Eisenkot
With nearly all votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc leads with about 53 of 120 seats. Neither his bloc nor Eisenkot's reaches the 61 needed to govern. Arab-majority parties won a record 19 seats and may decide who forms a government. Likud accused Arab parties of stealing the election, and the president urged against a new vote.
Why it matters
Weeks of coalition talks or a new election lie ahead, with consequences for the Iran war and Gaza.
Background
Netanyahu has led Israel for most of the past two decades. Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot leads the main opposition bloc.
The story so far
- Trump endorses Netanyahu as Gantz quits Israel's election race
- Vance declines to endorse Netanyahu as Trump backs him before vote
- Israel heads into close election on Tuesday
- Netanyahu warns Iran may try to disrupt Israel's Tuesday election
- Israel votes Tuesday as Netanyahu and Eisenkot run close
- Israel election ends in near tie; Arab parties project record gains
- Israel election count shows no majority for Netanyahu or Eisenkot
- Israel's final results leave no majority; Netanyahu's party claims election 'stolen'
- Israel's election leaves no clear winner
- Israel's election leaves Netanyahu bloc short of a majority
- Israeli opposition begins coalition talks after deadlocked vote
- Israel's coalition talks begin after deadlocked election
- Israel opposition rallies behind Eisenkot after deadlocked vote
- Eisenkot backed by 67 lawmakers to form Israeli government
- Israeli president to name government-forming candidate
- Israel's opposition seeks Arab-party support to unseat Netanyahu
- Israel's president asks Eisenkot to form government
- Eisenkot tasked with forming Israeli government
- Israel's new parliament sworn in as coalition talks stall
- Israel's new Knesset opens as Eisenkot seeks to form government
Sources
- Al Jazeera ↗Oct 28, 8:01 PM ET
- BBC News ↗Oct 28, 4:24 PM ET
- PBS NewsHour ↗Oct 28, 6:50 PM ET
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