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With more than 90 per cent of the blank ballots, Benjamin Netanyahu's block remained 53 seats on Thursday and the opposition to 67, including 48 for the Gadi Eisenkot bloc and 19 for the Arab majority parties. The Central Electoral Commission began in the night to strip the votes by correspondence. On Wednesday, the Israeli President called on the parties to "do everything" to form a government coalition and avoid a return to the polls. Follow our lead on Israeli legislation.
With more than 90 per cent of the blank ballots, Benjamin Netanyahu's block remained 53 seats on Thursday and the opposition to 67, including 48 for the Gadi Eisenkot bloc and 19 for the Arab majority parties. The Central Electoral Commission began in the night to strip the votes by correspondence. On Wednesday, the Israeli President called on the parties to "do everything" to form a government coalition and avoid a return to the polls. Follow our lead on Israeli legislation.
