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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Final Poll Shows Israeli Election Deadlocked Between Netanyahu and Opposition

A final pre-election poll in Israel shows a dead heat between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc and the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot, with both projected to win 51 seats. Neither bloc is expected to reach the 61 seats needed for a majority.

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What happened

  1. 01Final Israeli election poll shows a tie between Netanyahu's bloc and the opposition, each with 51 seats.
  2. 02Neither bloc is projected to reach the 61 seats required for a parliamentary majority.
  3. 03Gadi Eisenkot's opposition party leads with 23 seats, while Netanyahu's Likud has 21 seats.
  4. 0487% of Israeli voters have already decided on their choice days before the election.
  5. 05U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly declared his support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The poll also indicated that 87% of voters have already made up their minds ahead of Tuesday's election. U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced his support for Netanyahu.

Translated and summarized by baba from Cursorinfo, the latest report. Read Cursorinfo’s original

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