JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were neck and neck after Israeli elections on Tuesday (Apr 9), ...
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were neck and neck after Israeli elections on Tuesday , exit polls showed, but the premier seemed better placed to form a coalition.
Gantz's Blue and White alliance along with other smaller parties had between 54 and 60 seats, the polls showed."The right-wing bloc led by Likud won a clear victory," Netanyahu said in a statement. The election was in many ways a referendum on the 69-year-old premier who has built a reputation as guarantor of the country's security and economic growth, but whose populism and alleged corruption have left many ready for change.
True to form, Netanyahu issued a deeply controversial pledge only three days before the election, saying he planned to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank should he win. On Tuesday, he continually warned Likud was at risk of losing over what he said was low turnout among supporters, claims widely seen as a bid to motivate right-wing voters.
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