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No clear winner in Israel election with nearly 90 percent of votes counted
Netanyahu's right-wing bloc leads but is falling short of the votes needed to form a government.
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How Ben-Gvir's "hard policies" boosted the Arab vote in Israel: 'The Times of Israel'
On Wednesday, 28 October, the Israelis woke up with an uncertain political future, after no block got in the ballot box the number of seats needed to form Government. However, one of the days was the high participation of the Arab-Israeli population. According to 'The Times of Israel', one of the factors of the rebound was the action of the Israeli National Security Minister and ultra-right-wing, Itamar Ben-Gvir. In the words of this medium, Ben-Gvir's "hard policies" united the Arabs in Israel.
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Israel's election deadlock is a sign of the country's deep divisions
The election was a celebration of democracy in some ways - but it has left Israel with no clear path to a new government, writes James Landale.
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Opposition to Netanyahu Begins to Dialogue to Form a Government in Israel
The scrutiny, already advanced, does not give the majority to the bloc in favour of either the Prime Minister or the Jewish opposition. Arab parties become indispensable partners, but the Executive accuses them of electoral fraud
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After a historic election, the Arab parties open up to an anti-Netanyahu alliance in Israel
In the absence of the completion of the final count, the Palestinian citizens of Israel are moving towards a record number of seats in Parliament, becoming a decisive force for the formation of a government. While these parties have shown their willingness to work together to unblock Benjamin Netanyahu, the leaders of the Jewish opposition face the dilemma of access to a cooperation that they promised in campaign not to carry out.
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Historic gains for Arab-majority parties in Israeli election
Two Arab-majority parties are set to win a historic 19 seats in total, amid a record turnout at the polls in Israel on Tuesday. Voters from the community, descendants of Palestinians who stayed after Israel's creation and who make up around 20 percent of the population, have been enraged by the Netanyahu government's ultra-nationalist Jewish vision for the country and the Palestinian territories. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.
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Which way will Israel break? Netanyahu still in it after election night surprises
In Israel, the surprises only start with election night. They're still counting ballots in a vote that featured the highest turnout in decades, historic inroads by Arab parties and Benjamin Netanyahu's worst result since 1999. And yet, Israel's longest-serving prime minister still has a path to staying in power. As we await the definitive makeup of the next parliament, our panel breaks out the calculators and pie charts: in what scenario does Netanyahu survive? Is the issue with the right-wing Likud leader or his policies?
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What are the implications of Israel’s elections?
No clear winner in Israel's first election since the October 7 attacks and genocidal war in Gaza.
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Jerusalem Daily: What’s next after Israel’s elections?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot are both claiming victory in Israel’s election
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Israel election: What impact on Iran as the war in the Middle East continues?
Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to face greater constraints as Israel’s caretaker prime minister following Tuesday’s election. However, experts say his government could retain significant powers, including the authority to wage war against Iran. So what impact will the election have on Israel’s approach to Iran? France 24’s International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley shares further insights.
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Netanyahu's bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results show
With 99% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies are set to win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.
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In Lebanon, the economic crisis and inflation suffocate households
The economic crisis that has struck Lebanon since 2019 is further aggravated. The resumption of the war between Israel and Hezbollah slowed down the fragile recovery recorded last year. The World Bank expects the Lebanese economy to contract 6.4 per cent this year, while inflation would be around 17.5 per cent. In this context, inequality deepens and crosses all areas of daily life, from households to businesses and consumption habits. Serge Berberi and Renée Davis report for France 24.
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Israeli election: Lebanon expects little change in Israeli policy
The war in the Middle East never really stopped, but Lebanese expect little change in Israeli policy after Israel's elections. In Israel, as votes are counted, no clear winner has emerged yet. France 24's correspondent Renée Davis reports the latest.
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Arab parties ‘have woken up’: Israel's uncertain election may deliver surprise kingmakers
Uncertainty hung over Israel’s election Wednesday as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing, religious bloc nor the bloc formed by his centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot appeared to be heading for a majority in the Knesset. But there was a surprise: an unusually strong showing by Arab parties could make them unexpected kingmakers.
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How could Israel break election deadlock? Here are four scenarios
With 85% of votes counted, all signs point to an impasse. The most likely outcome may be new elections.
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Netanyahu and Eisenkot face a difficult path to power in Israel: none reach the majority to form government
The two main blocks do not seem to have enough seats to form the next government without relying on minority parties, including the Arabs who achieved a record result in the Israeli elections.
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The victory of the Arab parties in Israel: record of seats against racism and discrimination
If the anti-Netanyahu bloc wishes to form a government, it is obliged to negotiate with these formations. Prime Minister's party reports that "they stole the elections"
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Netanyahu wins the elections in Israel in votes, but neither its bloc nor the opposition achieve a majority
The Likud party, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently leading the polls in the parliamentary elections in Israel with 20.8% of the votes, while its main rival, the Yashar party of Eisenkot, is 16.1%. However, none of the coalition parties would reach the 61 seats required to obtain the majority. Report from our correspondent, Janira Gómez Muñoz.
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Israel's election result is messy - here's why
Despite having the highest voter turnout in nearly three decades, Israel's elections have had no clear winner. What does this mean for the country, asks the BBC's Yolande Knell.
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Israel voted without clear majorities: how will the new government be formed?
The parliamentary elections in Israel leave a scene without clear majorities and opened a new stage of political negotiations. The polls at the mouth of the ballot point out that neither the bloc of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the opposition led by retired general Gadi Eisenkot would reach the 61 seats necessary to rule. In the France 24 Debate we discussed how the alliances will be shaped and what role the Arab parties could play in the formation of the next government.