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Netanyahu's bloc wins 53 seats, loses majority; coalition talks expected to take weeks

Final results show Netanyahu's bloc with 53 of 120 Knesset seats and the main opposition bloc with 48, so neither has a majority and coalition talks lie ahead.

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Final results confirm that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc won 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, eight short of a majority. The main opposition bloc won 48, according to France 24. The results came out early Friday for Tuesday's election.

France 24 and PBS NewsHour report that weeks of difficult negotiations lie ahead. The parties that would have to deal with one another span ultra-Orthodox, secular and Arab-led groups.

France 24 says Arab party groupings emerged as potential kingmakers. It also says allegations of foreign interference could complicate efforts to form a government. The reports give no detail on those allegations.

Deutsche Welle says the pro-Netanyahu bloc finished ahead of the anti-Netanyahu bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot. ABC News says Netanyahu's bloc kept its lead through the final count.

Early projections differed. On election night, Deutsche Welle reported that the anti-Netanyahu coalition looked set to hold more seats. By the next morning, with about half the votes counted, the pro-Netanyahu bloc had a slight lead. It kept that lead to the end.

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  1. Deutsche WelleIsrael election: Anti-Netanyahu bloc ahead, but no majorityTue, Oct 27, 4:21 PM EDT
  2. Deutsche WelleIsrael election: Netanyahu-led bloc in slight lead with half of votes countedWed, Oct 28, 3:45 AM EDT
  3. Deutsche WelleIsrael election: Netanyahu-led bloc in slight lead with more than half of votes countedWed, Oct 28, 4:30 AM EDT
  4. Deutsche WelleIsrael election: Netanyahu-led bloc in slight lead with more than 80% of votes countedWed, Oct 28, 4:30 AM EDT
  5. BBC NewsNetanyahu's bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results showWed, Oct 28, 12:59 PM EDT
  6. Deutsche WelleIsrael election: Netanyahu-led bloc holds lead with nearly 90% of votes countedThu, Oct 29, 1:37 AM EDT
  7. Deutsche WelleIsrael election: Netanyahu-led bloc holds lead with nearly 99% of votes countedThu, Oct 29, 2:36 AM EDT
  8. Deutsche WelleIsraeli election: Netanyahu, main rival fall short of majority after all votes countedThu, Oct 29, 2:36 AM EDT
  9. ABC NewsIsrael election results: Netanyahu's bloc maintains lead but does not secure majorityThu, Oct 29, 6:20 PM EDT
  10. France 24Netanyahu bloc in lead without majority in Israel election, say official resultsThu, Oct 29, 10:29 PM EDT
  11. France 24Israel elections: Difficult negotiations lie ahead after Netanyahu's bloc lost majorityFri, Oct 30, 6:08 AM EDT
  12. PBS NewsHourDifficult negotiations lie ahead in Israel after Netanyahu's bloc lost its parliamentary majorityFri, Oct 30, 11:23 AM EDT

This story was written by AI using only the reports listed above, and published without a person reviewing it first. It is rewritten as new reports arrive. Read the original reporting for full detail. Spot an error? Tell us.

Earlier versions (3)
  1. Thu, Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT, 4 outlets: Netanyahu's bloc finishes eight seats short of a majority in Israel's election
  2. Thu, Oct 29, 8:10 PM EDT, 3 outlets: Netanyahu's bloc finishes ahead in Israel's election but short of a majority
  3. Wed, Oct 28, 1:20 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Netanyahu's bloc leads Israel's election count but lacks a majority