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Israel's Netanyahu declares victory in tight race
[APNEWS.MYWAY] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared victory after a tight national election appeared to give him the upper hand in forming the country's next coalition government.In a statement released on Twitter, Netanyahu says that "against all odds" his Likud party and the nationalist camp secured a "great victory." Initial exit polls showed Netanyahu's Likud Party deadlocked with the center-left Zionist Union. But the results indicated that Netanyahu will have an easier time cobbling together a majority coalition with hard-line and religious allies. Netanyahu said he had already begun to call potential partners.
Likud 31 seats Zionist Union 24 seats Yesh Atid 11 seats Joint Arab List 11 seats Kulanu 9 seats Bayit Yehudi 8 seats Shas 8 seats Yisrael Beytenu 7 seats United Torah Judaism 6 seats Meretz 5 seats Posted by: Fred 2015-03-18 |
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