Benjamin Netanyahu claims victory
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has claimed victory in Israel’s third election in less than a year, but remains short of a governing majority

90% of votes counted
                                        
Blue and White
Benny Gantz

Likud
Benjamin Netanyahu
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120 seats
61 seats needed for majority
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CENTRE-LEFT BLOC 54 seats 
32   Blue and White Centrist
15   Joint List Arab, left-wing
7   Labor-Gesher-Meretz Left-wing


RIGHT-WING PARTIES 59 seats 
36   Likud Right-wing
10   Shas Ultra-orthodox
7   United Torah Judaism Ultra-orthodox
6   Yamina Religious nationalist
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7   Yisrael Beiteinu. Right-wing secular
Party leader Avigdor Lieberman, kingmaker after last two elections, insists he will not join coalition with religious parties
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Sources: Central Elections Committee, Haaretz Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS