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Israelis awaited the final election results on Thursday to confirm what appeared to be taking shape: neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies nor the array of parties seeking to oust him seemed likely to secure a majority of seats in parliament. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali reports from Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot are both claiming victory in Israel’s election
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.
Anxious Israelis watched election results take shape Wednesday after the highest turnout in over a quarter-century, as no clear winner emerged and weeks of negotiating could lie ahead for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an array of opposition parties trying to unseat him. France 24 correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky reports the latest.
Israel was counting votes on Wednesday after pivotal elections in which exit polls showed no clear winner. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc appears to have lost a significant number of seats compared with the previous election in 2022. France 24’s International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley shares further insights.
The path ahead remains uncertain in the Knesset in Jerusalem, as the Central Elections Committee continues to count the votes. With more than 60% of ballots tallied, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp is narrowly ahead of the opposition, but still short of a clear majority. These are still partial results and could change, meaning no clear winner has emerged so far. Both leading candidates for the prime minister’s office traded barbs in their respective speeches after polls closed. Antonia Kerrigan reports.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says 'true' election results due in one or two days.
Exit polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alliance and Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc both well off the numbers needed to form a governing majority.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot on Wednesday both pledged to form a government after an election left neither bloc with a parliamentary majority. Record voter turnout followed a divisive campaign dominated by the October 7, 2023 attack, while Arab Israeli parties made significant gains.
Exit polls on Tuesday showed that the opposition bloc led by Israeli opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot gained a narrow edge over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud bloc in the Knesset. Likud, however, was projected to be the largest single party in the Israeli parliament.
Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday (October 27) in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on veteran right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack. FRANCE24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.
Israelis were voting Tuesday (October 27) in a tense national election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the wars that have since shaken the Middle East.
Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday (October 27) in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack. Former FRANCE 24 correspondent, Irris Makler, tells us more.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a fight for political survival in Israel's election on Tuesday (October 27), with voters weighing his leadership after the 2023 Hamas-led attacks, wars in Gaza and with Iran, and Israel's deepening international isolation. FRANCE24's Douglas Herbert gives us his analysis.
A deeply divided Israel headed to the polls on Tuesday (October 27) for the first time since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, with voters delivering their verdict on veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's rightward drift. FRANCE 24's Noga Tornapolski tells us more.
Polls opened Tuesday in Israel’s critical national election viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies. Reporting from Jerusalem, FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky explains that “the name of the game” after Election Day is whether the country’s fractious opposition, including an Arab-Israeli majority bloc, can come together to form a government.
Israelis are voting Tuesday in the first general elections since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a fight for political survival. The vote follows three years of regional wars, with Netanyahu running neck and neck with centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot.
Israeli presidential candidate Gadi Eisenkot's pledge made Sunday to "heal" Israeli society after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive tenure resonated with some voters attending his final campaign rally before polling begins Tuesday. Netanyahu meanwhile received fresh backing for re-election from US President Donald Trump and deemed Eisenkot "soft" on Iran.
Israelis will vote Tuesday (October 27) in the first national elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack in what is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership. He rejected ICC war crimes claims and denied corruption as national elections approach. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky.
In Israel’s election the vote of Arab Israeli citizens could be crucial for the outcome and fate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is standing for re-election. Traditionally voting turnout is lower among Arab Israelis than among the rest of the population. But this time some feel it’s their duty more than ever to cast their ballot given the policies and wars undertaken by Netanyahu.
