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| Contradictory exit polls in highly contested Israel elections | Contradictory exit polls in highly contested Israel elections |
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| Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz claimed victory for their parties in tightly contested elections to the 21st Knesset. | |
| Preliminary exit polls by Israel’s Channel 12 put Gantz' Blue and White party on track to take 37 seats, with Likud taking 33. | |
| However, 120 seats in the Knesset are up for grabs, and Netanyahu can likely count on the support of other right-wingers to form a coalition. | However, 120 seats in the Knesset are up for grabs, and Netanyahu can likely count on the support of other right-wingers to form a coalition. |
| Another poll by Channel 13 puts Netanyahu and Gantz neck and neck, with their respective parties both claiming 36 votes. | Another poll by Channel 13 puts Netanyahu and Gantz neck and neck, with their respective parties both claiming 36 votes. |
| Israelis headed to the polls on Tuesday to elect the 21st Knesset. Most importantly, the final results will determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims a record fifth term in office and extends his current ten year streak at the helm of the Jewish state. | |
| Netanyahu’s chief competitor is Benny Gantz, a former army chief and leader of the center-left Blue and White party. Gantz has criticized Netanyahu for his indictment in several corruption cases. Netanyahu himself has dismissed the cases against him as a “witch hunt.” | Netanyahu’s chief competitor is Benny Gantz, a former army chief and leader of the center-left Blue and White party. Gantz has criticized Netanyahu for his indictment in several corruption cases. Netanyahu himself has dismissed the cases against him as a “witch hunt.” |
| Definitive results will not be available until Wednesday morning, and the path to power is still far from certain for both leaders. The Likud leader took almost two months to build a coalition after his party won 30 seats in the 2015 elections, and courted the support of four other right-leaning and Orthodox Jewish parties to secure the bare minimum of 61 seats. | Definitive results will not be available until Wednesday morning, and the path to power is still far from certain for both leaders. The Likud leader took almost two months to build a coalition after his party won 30 seats in the 2015 elections, and courted the support of four other right-leaning and Orthodox Jewish parties to secure the bare minimum of 61 seats. |
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