Israeli voters: hope and despair as election ballots are counted
Israeli voters in Tel Aviv expressed mixed emotions as ballots were counted after the election.
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Israeli voters in Tel Aviv expressed mixed emotions as ballots were counted after the election.
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The final results are expected tonight or tomorrow morning. For now, the picture is looking increasingly favourable for Benjamin Netanyahu and his bloc, but the Israeli prime minister is still short of a clear victory, as he needs 61 seats to secure a parliamentary majority. He addressed his supporters at the National Congress Centre at around 3 a.m. local time. France 24’s Clovis Casali joins us live from Jerusalem with the latest.
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With more than half of votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc holds slight lead over opposition, but shy of majority.
Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot says millions of Israelis voted for change, tired of Netanyahu’s ‘lies’.
Record-breaking voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel hits around 80 percent, early indications show.
Despite narrower exit poll figures, opposition leaders insisted the result was a defeat for the government.
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