Netanyahu Fails To Secure Majority In Israeli Elections, Arab Parties' Historic Success Makes New Government Formation Difficult

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : President's Role Becomes Crucial Under Israel's constitutional and parliamentary procedures, President Isaac Herzog will consult representatives of political parties after the elections and invite a leader to form a government if he expects that leader to secure a parliamentary majority.
55% : Israel's parliamentary elections have left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing alliance without a clear majority, while Arab political parties have achieved an exceptional result, taking their parliamentary representation to a historic level.
49% : The results are expected to lead to difficult negotiations among political parties to form Israel's next government.
49% : Netanyahu warned his supporters that Israel's future was at stake and urged them to head to polling stations immediately.
49% : According to Israel's Central Elections Committee, approximately 600,000 special votes remain to be counted after the regular votes were tallied.
49% : In this situation, Israel's next government will be determined not only by the election results but also by negotiations among political parties in the coming days.
48% : How Will Israel's New Government Be Formed?
47% : Israeli newspapers The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post also reported the 53, 48 and 19-seat distribution, citing figures from the Central Elections Committee.
43% : Significant political, ideological and security-related differences exist among Israel's opposition parties, while some Jewish political leaders have reservations about including Arab parties directly in a governing coalition.

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