Exit polls show no clear winner in Israel election
politicsOct 27, 202616157
Exit polls released early Wednesday in Israel showed neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, clear of forming a Knesset majority, with major TV stations projecting Netanyahu’s bloc and Eisenkot’s each at about 51 seats and Arab parties about 18. The exit polls suggested opponents collectively won a solid majority but whether those disparate parties can cobble together a coalition is uncertain and could take weeks of haggling. Netanyahu delivered a defiant speech saying “We must establish a strong, right-wing, nationalist government,” attacked the Arab-led parties and warned against sitting with them. Eisenkot said the polls show a “lack of confidence” in Netanyahu and vowed to form a new government, while Arab voters celebrated and far-right supporters aligned with Netanyahu expressed disappointment. Voter turnout reached more than 77 percent, the highest since 1999, from over seven million eligible voters. The Israeli president will ask the party leader with the best prospect of forming a government to try to build a coalition; the easiest path for Eisenkot would be partnering with Arab-led parties, a politically fraught option Netanyahu’s allies are likely to denounce. Preliminary vote counts were expected in hours and final results in days, leaving the country potentially in political limbo after its first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
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