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Exit polls of the Israeli general election have shown that Netanyahu’s camp has got a slight lead in majority but still they do not have more than half of the votes. After the election, he announced that he would cooperate with Trump to toughen Iran and called for the formation of a right-wing government.
israel The general election was held on the 27th, and the three major polling agencies updated their exit polls. The results were slightly in favor of the Prime Minister.netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp is on par with or slightly ahead of the opposition camp led by Gadi Eisenkot.
According to the latest exit poll by Israel’s Channel 12 News, Netanyahu’s camp won 52 seats, while Eisenkot’s camp was reduced to 49 seats, CNN reported. Netanyahu-led Likud won 27 seats and Eisenkot’s Yashar party led with 21 seats. Arab parties increased their numbers by one seat to 19.
Exit polls by Channel 13 and Channel 11 showed that Netanyahu’s and Eysenkot’s camps were tied with 51 seats each, while Arab parties won 18 seats.
Updated exit polls show Netanyahu is still short of the 61-seat majority threshold. Eisenkot also failed to gain a majority of seats alone and had to cooperate with Arab parties to remove Netanyahu from office.
The Times of Israel reported that Netanyahu delivered a post-election speech at the United Party’s election headquarters in Jerusalem, reviewing Israel’s achievements in various wars since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He said: “iran Israel is weaker than ever, stronger than ever. He said that Israel will join hands with US President Trump to completely eliminate the Iranian threat.
In a choked voice, Netanyahu thanked the United Party workers and MPs. He said that although actual election results are still awaited, the United Party is the largest political party in Israel. He also criticized the news media, which had previously predicted a poor outcome for the United Party, claiming that “the right-wing camp enjoys clear and decisive majority support among the Zionist people, the Jewish people and all those who support Israel.”
Netanyahu insisted, “We need a right-wing, nationalist, strong government. This is what needs to be done.” “It is unthinkable to put Israel at risk and create a government that depends on anti-Semitic Arab parties,” he said. He also alleged that those parties “oppose our existence, consider Hamas a charitable organization and call our soldiers war criminals.”
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After updates from the three major polling agencies, the results changed slightly in favor of Netanyahu’s camp. Channel 12 showed 52 seats for his camp and 49 for the opposition; Channels 13 and 11 showed 51 seats for each side, and the overall limit was still not exceeded.
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The latest exit poll by Channel 12 showed that Netanyahu’s camp won 52 seats and Eisenkot’s camp won 49 seats. The United Party won 27 seats, with Eisenkot’s Integrity Party leading with 21 seats; The seats of Arab parties increased by 1 seat to 19.
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Netanyahu said Iran is weak and Israel is stronger than ever and threatened to work with US President Trump to eliminate the Iranian threat. He also advocates the formation of a right-wing, nationalist and strong government and opposes reliance on Arab parties to govern.
