Summary
Exit polls showed no clear winner after Israel’s general election, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led bloc nor opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc securing a majority. Final results were expected Wednesday, followed by negotiations with smaller parties to form a governing coalition.Key Facts
- Polls closed at 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday, October 27.
- Exit polls indicated that neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot had won enough seats to form a government alone.
- Final election results were not expected until Wednesday afternoon.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog is expected to consult party leaders and ask the candidate he believes can form a government to do so.
- Netanyahu is expected to remain caretaker prime minister during coalition negotiations, which could last several weeks.
- This was the first Israeli election since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent war in Gaza.
- Security and foreign policy issues dominated the campaign, amid conflicts involving Israel in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and the occupied West Bank.
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