Netanyahu's bloc leads Israel election but falls short of majority
Partial results show neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot has won a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.
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What's happening
Partial results show neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot has won a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.(source: Oct 28: Netanyahu's bloc leads Israel election but falls short of majority) Netanyahu's right-wing and religious bloc is projected to win 53-54 seats, the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot 47-49 seats, and Arab-led parties 17-19 seats, potentially holding the balance of power.(source: Oct 28: Netanyahu's bloc leads Israel election but falls short of majority) Netanyahu has rejected forming a government that relies on Arab-led parties, calling such an arrangement treasonous, while Eisenkot has left open the possibility of working with Arab parties under certain conditions.(source: Oct 28: Netanyahu's bloc leads Israel election but falls short of majority)
How we got here
- Partial results showed Netanyahu's right-wing and religious bloc projected to win 53-54 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, with the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot projected to win 47-49 seats and Arab-led parties projected to win 17-19 seats.(source: Oct 28: Netanyahu's bloc leads Israel election but falls short of majority)
- Netanyahu rejected forming a government that relies on Arab-led parties, calling such an arrangement treasonous, while Eisenkot left open the possibility of working with Arab parties under certain conditions.(source: Oct 28: Netanyahu's bloc leads Israel election but falls short of majority)
- Netanyahu's Likud party then accused Arab political parties of stealing the election through voter fraud.(source: Oct 28: Netanyahu's Likud party alleges fraud by Arab parties in Israeli election)
- Likud alleged bribery, threats, violence, forgeries and the use of prohibited software to mobilize voters, and said it was referring the case to the police, the Shin Bet and the Central Elections Committee.(source: Oct 28: Netanyahu's Likud party alleges fraud by Arab parties in Israeli election)
- Likud said its evidence included hundreds of testimonies and thousands of envelopes with cash and Ra'am slips; the allegations have not been independently verified, and Likud did not publicly release the evidence.(source: Oct 28: Netanyahu's Likud party alleges fraud by Arab parties in Israeli election)
Summary of our earlier coverage: every sentence links to the stories it comes from, numbered as in the timeline below.
Timeline
Oldest firstNetanyahu's Likud party alleges fraud by Arab parties in Israeli election
Likud says Arab parties committed criminal offenses to influence the vote, as preliminary results show no clear winner.
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How each side's framing changed
Each side's frame, story by story| Side | 1Netanyahu's bloc leads Israel election but falls short of majority | 2Netanyahu's Likud party alleges fraud by Arab parties in Israeli election |
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| Conspiracy left | No coverage | No coverage |
| Far left | No coverage | No coverage |
| Left | Notes no clear winner in Israel electionThe New York Times (Politics) | No coverage |
| Right | Says Netanyahu holds every card in negotiationsThe Daily Wire | Accuses Arab parties of stealing the electionThe Daily Caller |
| Far right | No coverage | Says the election was stolen by Arab partiesBreitbart (Politics) |
| Conspiracy right | No coverage | No coverage |
| Readers | Readers: no picks yet | Readers: no picks yet |
Debate questions over time
Should Israel's next government include Arab-led parties in the governing coalition?
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