Netanyahu predicted to win Israel election, but Balad’s rise could steal Right’s victory – By Eliav Breuer (Jerusalem Post) / Nov 1, 2022
- Netanyahu’s bloc wins 61-seats
- Lapid fails to reach majority
- Balad said to be close to threshold. If it passes, Likud bloc drops.
Former prime minister and Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu is set to become Israel’s next prime minister, according to Tuesday night’s exit polls.
In an update to the exit polls, the Arab party Balad was said to be close to crossing the threshold. If that happens, Netanyahu’s bloc will drop to 60 seats, one short of a coalition majority. Likud sent an urgent letter to the police commissioner on Tuesday night demanding that allegations of voter fraud in the Arab sector be immediately investigated.
According to the polls, Netanyahu’s bloc, which includes Likud, Religious Zionist Party (RZP), United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and Shas, crossed the 61-seat threshold and will be able to form the next coalition. In some of the polls his bloc reached 62 seats.
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