Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Holds Slight Edge in Election Exit Polls - The Wall Street Journal

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TEL AVIV—Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was holding connected to an borderline implicit his rivals successful exit polls for Israel’s 5th predetermination successful 4 years, but the projections showed his pb arsenic marginal and the result could alteration arsenic much votes are tallied.

According to figures from an exit canvass by Israel’s nationalist broadcaster Kan, updated somewhat earlier 1 a.m. Wednesday Israel time, Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud enactment was projected to triumph 30 seats successful Israel’s parliament, oregon Knesset. His bloc of right-wing and spiritual allies was projected to triumph 62 seats retired of the 120-seat Knesset.