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The lines are still moving in Israel, where almost 80 per cent of the ballot papers were stripped on Wednesday, 28 October. At this time, Netanyahu's Likud and his right-wing allies are in the lead, but not enough to form a majority. The opposition gathers behind Gadi Eisenkot comes behind with the possibility of alliance of the Arab party that achieves a breakthrough during these elections.
In Israel, one of the surprises of the legislative election, marked by a strong participation of 77.7%, is the breakthrough of the parties representing the Arab minority, who campaigned against the Prime Minister and his far right allies.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his rival Gadi Eisenkot, given a tie in the parliamentary elections on Tuesday, 27 October, but far from the majority, both said they were ready to form a government, promising intense negotiations. Israelis took a massive part in the election, with a turnout of 77.7%, the highest since 1999. The explanations of Bruno Daroux, an international columnist in France 24.
In Tel Aviv, supporters of Gadi Eisenkot dared to hope. In Jerusalem, those of Benjamin Netanyahu greet, over the hours, the trend that is reversed. Two headquarters and the same anxious expectation in an extremely tight election, following the voting day of Tuesday, October 27.
Our special envoy in Israel analyses Benjamin Netanyahu's speech after the first ballot polls that show the Prime Minister's party in a row with the centrist opposition.
There is no parliamentary majority in Israel after more than half of the votes are counted. Outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came slightly in the lead, but neither he nor his rival Gadi Eisenkot obtained the number of seats needed to form a majority. They both said on Wednesday they were ready to form a government. The parties will now embark on weeks of intense negotiations to try to form a government coalition.
Marius Schattner, journalist and writer, is our guest. Stéphane Amar is live from Jerusalem.
The Israelis have come to the polls on Tuesday at an unprecedented pace for more than half a century to take part in the first general elections since 7 October, a decisive election for Benjamin Netanyahu and the future of their fractured country.
Stéphane Amar, our Jerusalem correspondent, deciphers the situation.
Documentary Yoram Ron is live from Taybeh, West Bank.
Centrist Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival to the legislature, on Tuesday called on voters to drive out of power "the worst government" in Israel's history.
Ruth Rosenthal, a member of the Diaspp Collective, is our guest.
Karim Yahiaoui is on site.
David Rigoulet-Roze, editor of the magazine Orient Stratégiques, is our guest.
The Israelis began voting on Tuesday for the first parliamentary elections since the October 7 attack. This election takes on a referendum look for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israelis will vote on 27 October in the first parliamentary elections held since the October 7 attacks. Proportional poll, coalition play, majority at 61 seats... while no bloc seems to be the majority in the polls, France 24 takes stock of the functioning of an electoral system that can reserve the bulk of the battle for the post-scrutin period.
After two years of mobilization against corruption, the student movement won the early parliamentary elections in Serbia. Aleksandar Vucic, a dominant figure in political life for fourteen years, recognized his defeat on Sunday night, triggering scenes of sluggishness in Belgrade. This victory paves the way for a political alternation, led by candidates from civil society and strong electoral participation. Alice Brogat's story.
They protested for two years against corruption and eventually took it to the polls against nationalist leader Aleksander Vucic: the student movement wrote a history page in Serbia on Sunday. A leading figure in national political life for 14 years, Vucic quickly conceded his defeat and attributed the result to foreign influences.
Pedro Ruiz Iniesta, representative of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in France, is our guest.
Selma Hadj Bouziane, our Madrid correspondent, analyses the situation.
