Netanyahu Declares Likud Largest Party, Right-Wing Bloc Has Clear Majority
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the Likud party the largest in Israel and claimed the right-wing bloc has a decisive majority, based on preliminary results. He thanked party activists and soldiers for their efforts. Final election results are expected within the next one to two days. Exit polls from major news channels, however, showed no bloc achieving a majority.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Likud is Israel's largest party.
- Netanyahu claimed the right-wing bloc has a decisive majority.
- Exit polls from Channels 11, 13, and 14 showed no bloc with a majority.
- Final election results are expected within the next one to two days.
- Netanyahu thanked Likud members and activists at the Jerusalem headquarters.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Likud party members and activists at the party's headquarters in Jerusalem, attributing the party's achievements to "our heroic soldiers." While awaiting final election results expected within one to two days, Netanyahu stated that two things had become clear: "Likud is the largest party in Israel." He further asserted that "the right-wing bloc has a clear, decisive majority among the Jewish public and all those who support a Jewish state." However, exit polls from Channels 11, 13, and 14 indicated that neither bloc secured a majority.