No Clear Winner in Israel's Election, Final Results Show
Final results from Israel's parliamentary election show that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp nor the opposition has won a majority. How the next government will be formed remains unclear.
Final results from Israel's parliamentary election, as reported by The New York Times, show that the vote produced no clear winner. Neither of the two main political sides secured enough seats to form a government on its own.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party and its allies won 53 seats in parliament. That falls short of the outright majority needed to form a government.
The main opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, won 48 seats. It, too, is short of the majority required.
Because neither bloc reached a majority, the question of how Israel's next government will be assembled stays open. The source does not detail what negotiations or steps will follow.
