Posted on 03/17/2015 1:21:35 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Voting in Israel's national election has ended, with exit polls showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a virtual tie with a center-left challenger.
Exit polls conducted by the country's three major TV stations late Tuesday gave mixed results, showing an extremely tight race between Netanyahu's Likud Party and opposition leader Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union.
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ABC is holding out hope...
Don’t worry....bammy’s minions will find some votes in the Jordan River! LOL! The SEIU way!
A close election means a stolen election, with Obama’s thugs over there.
This is where the Zionist Union’s investment in Obama Vote Manufacturers Inc really pays off.
Seems like it would be harder for the leftists to steal elections in Israel, compared to over here.
Not a deadlock, Bibi has the math.
“All showed the centrist newcomer Moshe Kahlon with enough seats to determine who will be the next prime minister. “
Who is this guy? Any info on what he more likely join?
this is not a direct election....hopefully some other splinter groups will join with Likud....
I think that you are right. Need to wait. I have decided to drink either way. (Don’t judge me, and I won’t judge you).
Exit polls conducted by the country’s three major TV stations late Tuesday gave mixed results, showing an extremely tight race between Netanyahu’s Likud Party and opposition leader Isaac Herzog’s Zionist Union.
actually that’s not what Israeli news is reporting: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3268897/posts?page=1
Well then Bibi wins. As I understand it...he can form a ruling coalition easier than the left.
Please Lord, for the safety of the Jewish nation, allow Netenyau to continue to lead the nation of Israel. For your glory Father. Jesus, in your name I lift this prayer. Amen!
All of the news sources in Israel expect Netanyahu to form the next government easily. Even the Arab combined list agrees.
A tie (or even a slight win by Zionist Union) means that Netanyahu stays as Prime Minister, because there are a number of parties to his right who would join a coalition with him but not with Zionist Union. (He will have to add the religious parties to his coalition as well, but again, they are a better fit with Likud than with ZU).
Probably another Likud coalition with right wing splinter groups. Not a recipe for Obama love.
If Netanyahu and the right coalition is victorius it’ll be yet another embarrassment for Obama and his ham-handed attempt to sway a foreign election.
TV exit polls show Netanyahu likely to retain premiership
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3268897/posts
Netanyahu attacks chairman of Central Elections Committee [Israel elections]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3268899/posts
Indeed. It isn't how many seat Likud or Labor have, it's how many seats the parties they can partner with have. And right wing parties have more than left wing parties. Netenyahu will remain prime minister. He may have to partner with parties he'd rather not have to partner with, but he'll get his majority in the Knesset.
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