With 90% of the votes counted, Netanyahu wins elections in Israel without a majority

With 90% of the votes counted in Israel , Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party , Likud, leads a very close election on Tuesday, 3. However, according to partial results, the caption still does not have the majority needed to form a government after the third national vote in less than a year.

Netanyahu declared victory over his main challenger, former Armed Forces chief Benny Gantz, of the Blue and White center party, in Monday's election 2, after exit polls projected that his acronym came out in the lead.With about 90% of the ballots counted, Likud had 36 seats and Blue and White, 32. Together with right-wing and religious parties, Netanyahu could form a coalition of 59 seats, still short of the majority of 61 seats in the 120-seat Parliament. vacancies. Unless counting the remaining votes changes the scenario, another round of complicated political negotiations is announced.

In the September election, Blue and White touched Likud, taking 33 seats in front of their rival's 32, but neither Gantz nor Netanyahu managed to form a government coalition.

Despite the scenario, Likud has shown confidence that it can form a government. Legendary spokesman Jonathan Urich said on Tuesday that it will only "take a few days" for the party to form a coalition after deputies from the center-left bloc defect from their leagues to support Netanyahu.