🔻Unofficial results after counting about 85% of the votes indicate that so far the coalition of Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, has lost its majority, although his own party, Likud, has performed better than expected. His main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, the former commander of the army staff and leader of the newly formed Yesh Atid party, has moved into second place, but his alliance also does not have enough seats to form a government.

The Israeli parliament has 120 representatives, and any party, coalition, or political group that can bring at least 61 representatives along with it can form a government. In the meantime, several Israeli Arab parties and political streams have received notable support.

Interview with Arash Azizi, analyst of Middle East affairs