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The Israeli parliamentary election survey (Xite poll) has reached a major level of dramatic twist at night. As soon as the vote was over, the opposition alliance had come forward, but with the latest update, Prime Minister Beniamin Netanyahu's alliance has turned around. The two main media corrective surveys say that the right-wing coalition of Netanyahu and the opposition party led by Isenkot - both camps now have 51 seats on both sides.
The Israeli parliamentary election survey (Xite poll) has reached a major level of dramatic twist at night. As soon as the vote was over, the opposition alliance had come forward, but with the latest update, Prime Minister Beniamin Netanyahu's alliance has turned around. The two main media corrective surveys say that the right-wing coalition of Netanyahu and the opposition party led by Isenkot - both camps now have 51 seats on both sides.
Israel's Parliamentary elections have been a major blow to the right-wing and religious groups led by Prime Minister Beiamin Netanyahu. The survey of three major television channels in the country (xite poll) shows that the party of Netanyahu is facing a clear defeat and that they are more behind the opposition alliance led by former military chief Godi Isenkot. This post is part of our special coverage Global Development 2011.
