Israeli incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief opponent,former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, both declared victory in Israel’s 2019 election on Tuesday night, and as The Guardian reported,but as dawn approached on Wednesday in Israel, Netanyahu appeared to be building an advantage.
According to live results posted by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, and with 37 percent of votes counted as of 3:22 a.m. Israel Daylight Time on Wednesday,Netanyahu’s honest-wing Likud Party appears to have captured 40 seats in the country’s 120-seat legislature, the Knesset. Gantz and his middle-left Kahol Lavan, or Blue and White Party,had won 35 seats.
While neither party will likely approach close to winning the 61 seats essential for a clear-cut victory — as Israeli elections are rarely won by majority vote — Netanyahu said that he had enough support from smaller honest-wing parties to form a coalition government that would give him a record fifth term as prime minister, according to CNN.
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Source: inquisitr.com