Less than half of all votes have been counted in Israel's election; no clear majority so far | LIVE BLOG
US President Donald Trump is interested in a unity government in Israel that does not include Itamar Ben-Gvir or Bezalel Smotrich, a US source told Walla on Tuesday night
Israel’s voter turnout reached 77.7% by the time polls closed at 10 p.m., the highest at that hour since 1999, according to the Central Elections Committee. More than 5.69 million people cast ballots, and results will be published gradually as votes are counted and verified. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already come out and announced that the right-wing bloc has a clear majority; however, so far, just over 40% of ballots have been counted and published by the CEC. READ MORE FROM ELECTION DAY
The latest i24NEWS’s exit poll results, as of 7:00 am:
Likud - 27, Yashar! - 20, B'Yachad - 15, The Democrats - 9, Joint List - 9, Shas - 8, Otzma Yehudit - 7, United Torah Judaism - 7, Ra'am - 7, Religious Zionism - 6, Yisrael Beiteinu - 5
‘It looks like a come-from-behind stalemate, or even a win,’ President Trump credits his endorsement for Netanyahu’s election lead
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Netanyahu’s Likud Party leads elections with 27 votes, Eisenkot’s Yashar Party in second with 21 votes; only 42% of ballots counted so far