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Israel election results live: Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs in tight race

Yousef Jabareen, leader of Israel's Arab-led Joint List political alliance, (C) and other members cheer at the alliance's campaign headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth on October 27, 2026, as the first exit polls are announced on television during Israel's legislative election.
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Netanyahu: Coalition with Arab parties would be ‘shameful’

By Nils Adler, Caolán Magee and Umut Uras
Published On 27 Oct 2026

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  • Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says right-wing parties have won a “decisive majority” among the Zionist public and called for the formation of a “national right-wing government”.
  • Exit polls, however, show no outright winner and suggest Netanyahu’s coalition is only slightly ahead of the main opposition alliance, though neither side can secure a majority.