Israel elections: Likud-led bloc takes lead, Netanyahu calls for 'strong right-wing' govt
Israel's election results showed incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud bloc leading by Wednesday morning, with 41.9 per cent of ballot boxes counted, local media reported. The partial results released by Central Elections Committee gave Netanyahu's bloc 57 seats to 47 for the anti-Netanyahu camp. The predominantly Arab Joint List and Ra'am factions together held the remaining 16 seats, The Times of Israel reported.
Following exit polls released by Israeli media outlets Channels 11, 12 and 13 on Tuesday night, no clear winner emerged in Israel's election, with neither Netanyahu's…
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- Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 12:15 pm IST
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