Israeli election: Exit polls project narrow Netanyahu victory

[brooklynite]

Axios

Exit polls released by all three of Israel's main TV networks on Tuesday project a narrow victory for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc — but the picture could still change as the official results come in.

Why it matters: Three inconclusive elections have left Israel in a prolonged political crisis. If Netanyahu's bloc does win a majority in Israel's fourth election in two years, he could form the most religious and conservative coalition in the history of the country and potentially take steps to undercut his corruption trial.

What to watch: The exit polls are not official results, and they will continue to be updated as the real numbers come in.

According to the Channel 13 exit poll: Netanyahu's Likud party is projected to win 33 seats and his right-wing bloc a total of 61. The center-left bloc is projected to win 59 seats with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party projected to win 16.

[Bev54]

1. I hope not, I want to see this asshole in prison as well. n/t

[bahboo]

2. crime pays...

[Tommy Carcetti]

3. He's like a turd that just won't flush. nt

[brooklynite]

4. The reality is that the anti-Netanyahu vote has splintered...

Likud won 31 (of 61 needed seats) outright.

Labor, the long-term opposition, has withered to 7.

Blue & White, which led the opposition last time, is also down to 7.

The largest anti-Netanyahu group is Yesh Atid with 18.

There are close to half the Knesset seats that would arguably be anti-Netanyahu, but cobbling a coalition of 8+ Parties is virtually impossible.