Israeli Election Too Close to Call, Media and Exit Polls Say
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his chief challenger, Isaac Herzog of the center-left Zionist Union, appeared to win about the same number of seats in Parliament in Tuesday’s election, according to Israeli media and exit polls, promising a protracted and messy process of forming the next governing coalition.
After a divisive campaign that was seen as a referendum on Mr. Netanyahu’s tenure, an intense push in the final days apparently brought a surge in votes for both major parties, with each expected to take about 27 of the 120 seats. Who will end up as Israel’s leader remains a wide open question, dependent in part on whether several smaller parties manage to cross a raised electoral threshold.
“We really don’t know the outcome of the election tonight,” said Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute. “It won’t be decisive.”
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