Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters after first exit poll results for Israeli elections (Oded Balilty/AP)Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party emerged as the largest party in the country’s third election in under a year, exit polls have indicated. Exit polls on Israeli TV stations appeared to show Likud and its smaller ultra-religious and nationalist allies had captured 59 seats in Monday’s vote, two short of the majority required to declare victory. Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)Official results slowly trickled in overnight and by early Tuesday morning about 14% of the ballots had been counted. However Blue and White party chairman Benjamin Gantz has ruled out a partnership as long as Mr Netanyahu remains in charge. Mr Netanyahu insists on remaining prime minister in any unity deal.

Source: Irish Independent March 03, 2020 05:37 UTC