The latest figures on Wednesday morning indicates that it will be Benjamin Netanyahu who will receive the mandate to form the government, for the fifth time.
although It is a dead heat between his conservative Likud and the challenger, Benny Gantz centrist party ”Blue and white” – they had almost all the votes were counted 35 seats – but together with the other parties in the högerblocket get the Likud, a major regeringsunderlag, according to Haaretz, which has live updates of the election results.
Image 1 of 2 Israel’s incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the night of the election. Photo: Thomas Coex/AFP Slide 2 of 2 Benny Gantz leads the middle portion of the ”white-Blue”. Photo: Mehdi Chebil Slideshow
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where 94 percent of the votes counted, and then it was so quite evenly between the two major parties.
Högerblocket had 65 seats in the total of 120.
In the final bill, however, was the trend of the weakening of the Likud, who had lost a mandate.
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