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Record Turnout in Israel: Voice of the People & Exit Polls Show No Clear Winner| Ep. 891
Polls have closed in Israel’s first election since October 7th, and the exit polls show no clear winner. Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud is projected as the largest party with 24–25 seats, ahead of Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! at 21–23. The bloc opposed to Netanyahu edges his bloc, 52–53 seats to 50, but neither side reaches the 61 seats needed to form a government. Arab parties surge to a projected 17–18 seats. Channel 14’s exit poll is the outlier, giving Netanyahu’s bloc 60.
Exit polls are only an early indication, not results. The official count is still underway, and we expect a much clearer…
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