Photo: APA final count of election ballots has granted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party an additional seat in parliament, making it the largest faction in the Knesset and punctuating the Israeli leader's victory. He said final certified results are to be handed to the country's president next week. The results presented late on Thursday did not significantly alter earlier results from Tuesday's election. Arab leaders accused Netanyahu of demonising their sector throughout the campaign. Israel's elections committee swiftly banned the cameras, but Arab leaders accused Likud of intimidating voters.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 12, 2019 01:18 UTC