Exit polls indicate there is no clear winner in Tuesday’s Israeli election, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate uncertain and signalling continued political deadlock. Mr Bennett shares Mr Netanyahu’s hard-line nationalist ideology but has signalled he would be open to cooperating with his rivals if given the chance to be prime minister. Later, Mr Netanyahu claimed a “great victory” for his right-wing bloc, despite the still inconclusive results. The Likud emerged as the largest individual party and right-wing parties dominated the results, according to exit polls. But some of those parties oppose Mr Netanyahu, making it unclear whether he will be able to form a new government.

Source: Irish Independent March 23, 2021 20:23 UTC