Approximately 24 hours after the start of voting, close to 80% of the votes in the Israeli elections were counted.
Neither of the two main candidates, Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, reached the necessary majority to take over the parliament.
Both candidates say they will try to form the government.
Benjamin Netanyahu won more mandates for the Likud party and the nationalist right-wing bloc, contrary to the polls.
The quorum for winning the elections is 61 seats.
According to the announcement of the Central Election Commission in Israel, on October 27 until 20:00 Israel time, the voting percentage in the whole country reached 3.74 percent.
After the votes are counted, the Israeli president consults with the party leaders and then asks the person who he believes has the best chance of forming a government to form a coalition.
This person has 28 days to form the government, and if necessary, he can get another 14 days. If the negotiations do not reach a conclusion during this period, the president can ask another candidate to try to form the government.