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    'Continuing Deadlock' As Netanyahu Lacks Votes To Win Israeli Election

    Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his opponents appear to have a secure path to forming a majority coalition. The scales could tip as more votes are counted in the coming days.
    by Daniel Estrin Mar 24, 2021 2 minutes
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, addresses supporters at the party campaign headquarters in Jerusalem early Wednesday after the end of voting in the fourth national election in two years.

    No clear victor has emerged in Israel's elections, with nearly 90% of ballots counted in Tuesday's vote.

    Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his opponents appear to have a secure path to forming a majority coalition needed to win. The scales could tip as more votes are counted in the coming days.

    "It's a very close call," said Yohanan Plesner, president of the nonpartisan Israel

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