I will start forming a right-wing government with our natural partners as soon as tonight.”While none of the exit polls carried out during Israel's general election Tuesday showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in the lead, that does not mean he won't be able to form the next government.Either party will have to secure the support of other smaller parties to form a governing majority in the 120-seat parliament. Netanyahu promised 40 seats and lost. SHARES.

And Channel 13 projected the religious-right wing coalition with 66 seats, 12 more than a Gantz coalition.No party ever ends up with an outright majority after elections, and these results are just preliminary. Please they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. He would pass the founder of the state, David Ben Gurion, during the summer.From CNN’s Andy Carey and Abeer Salman in JerusalemFollowing the closing of the polls in Israel, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh offered a pessimistic view of the outcome, saying, “the competition in Israeli elections is between those who want to annex Palestinian territories and those who want to maintain the status quo.” Speaking to CNN from Ramallah, the PA Prime Minister said, “we will live with dangerous Israeli politicians.”Exit polls have the race too close to call between sitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his challenger, former Israeli general Benny Gantz. try again, the name must be uniquePlease Updated 4:31 AM ET, Wed April 10, 2019. 82. will be published daily in dedicated articles. September 18, 2019. in World. "In elections there are losers and winners, and we are the winners,” Gantz said.Thanking Benjamin Netanyahu for his service, Gantz vowed to form the next coalition government and said he would be the prime minister for "everyone," not just those who voted for him.“It is not that we don’t understand, we understand that the real results we have to wait for and over the coming days we will do as necessary to form the next government.”Blue and White supporters were ecstatic over their party's performance in the election.

Like Gantz, the Prime Minister has also claimed victory in the wake of the vote. With all votes counted, Israel's election results indicate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud is the largest party – but the right-wing bloc has failed to secure a 61-seat majority to form a government. try again, the name must be unique ""I'm very touched that, for the fifth time, the people of Israel have believed in me. real-world solutions, and more. Please Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when But another, 32-year-old Ido, cautioned that other exit polls were still too close to call.Netanyahu supporters also celebrated on Tuesday night.

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Latest updates as results from Israel's third election in a year come inIf the official results match the exit polls, Mr Netanyahu would receive a major boost ahead of his trial on corruption charges, set to begin March 17.More than 6.4 million people are eligible to cast their vote in polling stations that will close at 10pm on Monday, with 14 special stations created for those quarantined over The US president and the Israeli leader did little last month to hide their mutual affection as they strode side-by-side into the East Room at the White House to roll out Mr Trump's long-anticipated Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. VIEWS. "Now we hope that the other parties will accept this verdict and will negotiate with us to establish a strong right-wing government," he added. … This will give us the first idea of where the parties stand. These elections have a clear winner and a clear loser. Log in to update your newsletter preferencesPlease The most insightful comments on all subjects For us, it’s our lives’, voter tells Bel Trew and Shira RubinEmail already exists.

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Rivals Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu have both claimed victory in the Israeli election after exit polls showed the race too close to call. 0. ""I will tell you honestly, I understand and share the feeling of disappointment and pain because it is not the result we wanted," he said.The exit polls showed Likud taking between 36 and 37 parliamentary seats versus 32 to 34 for Blue and White - a gap that would make it far harder for Gantz to find a path to putting together a governing coalition. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts