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Election Night Drama: Polls Flip, Victory Cheers, and Uncertain Government Formation
Israel's election night for the 26th Knesset saw dramatic shifts in projected mandates, with initial leads for the "change bloc" eventually giving way to a partial lead for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party.
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What happened
- 01Election night projections dramatically shifted, with initial leads for the "change bloc" eventually favoring Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party.
- 02Record voter turnout of 77.7% was the highest since 1999, with significant participation in Arab communities.
- 03Arab parties were projected to win an unprecedented number of seats, complicating coalition-building for both major blocs.
- 04Gadi Eisenkot declared victory for the change bloc early, while Netanyahu waited until morning to address supporters.
- 05Neither bloc had secured the 61 seats needed for a majority government as vote counting continued.
- 06The final government formation remains uncertain, dependent on ongoing vote counts and coalition negotiations.
Record turnout and unprecedented gains for Arab parties complicated coalition-building efforts for both sides. As vote counting continued into the morning, neither bloc had secured a clear majority, leaving the final government formation uncertain.
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