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Israeli exit polls show election deadlock, no clear path to power

Global Published 28 October 2026, 02:40 · archived 27 Oct 2026

JERUSALEM: Israel’s election appeared deadlocked on Tuesday with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor rival Gadi Eisenkot showing a clear path to power, exit polls showed, after record turnout in a wartime vote that raised the prospect of prolonged coalition bargaining or another election. The stalemate could work in Netanyahu’s favour, allowing the prime minister to remain in power in a caretaker capacity while parties try to forge a governing coalition. Final results could take days, and Israel’s fragmented political system leaves smaller parties potential kingmakers. No single part...

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