Both Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz claim victory, but it all depends on who can form a coalition government
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu greets supporters at his after-vote speech on April 10 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/AMIR LEVY
Exit polls on two of Israel’s three main TV channels earlier showed Likud several seats ahead while a third survey put Blue and White one seat ahead of Likud. Though neither party captured a ruling majority in the 120-member Knesset, according to the polls, the surveys put Netanyahu in a strong position to form a coalition government with right-wing factions, key to an ultimate victory.
Two weeks before the election, Trump signed a proclamation, with Netanyahu at his side at the White House, recognising Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights Political analysts cautioned it was too early to be certain of the outcome, with many hours to go before a final tally is in. Two weeks before the election, Trump signed a proclamation, with Netanyahu at his side at the White House, recognising Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war.
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