Benjamin Netanyahu's party is leading the Israeli elections, but it is not clear if he will succeed in forming a governing coalition. Izvestia reporter Alexander Tarkhin spoke about it. "In order to form a coalition majority, it is necessary to get a little more than half of the seats in the Knesset. Neither the opposition nor the current parliament has yet faced this task," he noted. According to N12, more than 2 million votes have been counted so far - about 37% of the total. Likud, Netanyahu's party, receives 21.7%, Ishar 15.7%, the Joint List 9.2% and Yahud 8.4%. The elections have become a test of Netanyahu's political positions against the backdrop of the consequences of the Hamas attack in 2023, the war in Gaza, the conflict with Iran and Israel's increasing international isolation, writes Reuters. The country's prime minister is facing a series of parties seeking to remove the veteran leader from power. Tens of thousands of voters living abroad flew to Israel to vote. At stake is the fate of a country whose policies and leadership are sharply criticized by traditional allies, the Associated Press notes. More IZ RU news in max.

Benjamin Netanyahu's party is leading the Israeli elections, but it is not clear if he will succeed in forming a governing coalition. Izvestia reporter Alexander Tarkhin spoke about it. "In order to form a coalition majority, it is necessary to get a little more than half of the seats in the Knesset. Neither the opposition nor the current parliament has yet faced this task," he noted. According to N12, more than 2 million votes have been counted so far - about 37% of the total. Likud, Netanyahu's party, receives 21.7%, Ishar 15.7%, the Joint List 9.2% and Yahud 8.4%. The elections have become a test of Netanyahu's political positions against the backdrop of the consequences of the Hamas attack in 2023, the war in Gaza, the conflict with Iran and Israel's increasing international isolation, writes Reuters. The country's prime minister is facing a series of parties seeking to remove the veteran leader from power. Tens of thousands of voters living abroad flew to Israel to vote. At stake is the fate of a country whose policies and leadership are sharply criticized by traditional allies, the Associated Press notes. More IZ RU news in max.