BREAKING In reversal, exit polls now show Netanyahu losing majority

[ColinC]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.haaretz.com/amp/israel-news/elections/israel-election-live-vote-count-to-be-delayed-due-to-coronavirus-regulations-1.9645682

An updated exit poll shows the Netanyahu bloc up to 53, while his opposition is up to 60, which means that even with Yamina joining him, he would not make a majority of 61.

The updated figures give Likud 31 seats, Yesh Atid 17, Shas 9, the Joint List 8, Kahol Lavan 8, Yamina 7, Labor 7, Meretz 7, United Torah Judaism 7, Yisrael Beiteinu 7, Religious Zionism 6, and New Hope 6. The United Arab List remains out. (Haaretz)

Hopefully this s a proper use of "BREAKING" in the subject line.

[Faux pas]

1. Kickin'

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. It would be such a great occurrence if he loses. n/t

[Grins]

23. YEARS too late! NM

[WHITT]

3. Well

he repeatedly loses the vote, but wins by seats. Remind you of anyone?

[ColinC]

4. The only difference is this guy is actually an INDICTED criminal!!

Let's see if the centrists can get that single seat they need!

[LeftInTX]

10. This has happened several times.

It's all about the parties and collations and not about him.

Last time, he also lost, but then one of the parties said that wanted to make a deal with his party.

[ColinC]

11. And hen they broke that deal off which is why they had another election.

It'll be nice to finally see him lose.

[LeftInTX]

12. It goes on and on

I'm surprised their last election was a year ago. I thought they were gonna have one sooner because things looked bleak for a coalition after that one.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Hey Bibi, you miss Jared now?

[gab13by13]

20. He is probably using Ivanka's voting machines.

[Me.]

6. I Have Hopes

Just imagine a world where BiBi and the former guy have no power

[ColinC]

7. We are 1 knesset seat away from that!

...i think

[edhopper]

8. Let's hope we are rid of

Hebrew Trump.

[Traildogbob]

14. Hebrew Trump😆😆😆😂😂😂

[frazzled]

9. It will still, alas, be a right-wing government

Even so, it would be great to get rid of Netanyahu.

[UTUSN]

13. K&R for, may he win a one way ticket to Mierde-a-Lago!

[BobTheSubgenius]

15. I have to wonder when Israelis are going to have had enough of Likud.

[James48]

16. Israel's "elections" aren't democratic.

When Israel goes to vote, when everyone is talking about democracy, remember that out of the more-than 13,556,000 people whose lives are directly affected by Israeli policy, only 8,642,000, or around 64 percent of them have the right to participate in that democracy.

In the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, where Israel exercises absolute and direct control on a daily basis, 650,000 Jewish settlers can vote while 2,953,000 Palestinians in the exact same territory cannot.

Put differently, of the 3,603,000 people living in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, only 18 percent, or fewer than one in five can vote in the elections that affect almost every aspect of their lives.

And of the 6,463,000 Palestinians living under varying degrees of Israeli rule in territory fully or partially controlled by Israel, only 1,548,000 — 24 percent, or fewer than one in four — have the right to vote in Israeli elections.

[PCIntern]

19. Any thoughts about the Saudi elections while you're at it?

[tritsofme]

22. I believe Abu Mazen is in year 16 of his four year term...

[Mickju]

17. I hope to god this is true!

He needs to go away and be prosecuted, tried and convicted. What a hideous man!

[ColinC]

21. Honestly looking like a 5th election situation

....

[brooklynite]

18. Yes, BUT.....

While Netanyahu may not get a Knesset majority, I'd place the odds of cobbling together an anti-Netanyahu majority as extremely low, because of the number of Parties involved. Likely a caretaker Govt and a fifth election.

[DavidDvorkin]

24. Turnout was low

If there's a fifth election, presumably it will be even lower.

By the time the 20th election rolls around, say in 2022, only a few hundred people will bother to vote.

[FlyingPiggy]

25. That would be great if they kicked him to the curb

[LeftInTX]

26. We didn't get lucky this time

Netanyahu’s party wins most seats in Israeli election, moves within sight of securing a governing coalition

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party won the most parliamentary seats in Israel’s election Tuesday, according to exit polls, putting him within sight of securing a governing coalition and extending his tenure as the country’s longest-serving leader.

Netanyahu’s Likud party far outpolled its main challengers but still fell well short of a parliamentary majority, and the exit poll results, which continued to shift in the wee hours of Wednesday, suggested that a majority might remain out of reach.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/03/23/israel-election-netanyahu/

[ColinC]

27. It is like last election but flipped

Last time blue and white won around 30 seats (like likud now) and the most seats, but did not have a governing coalition. Eventually they created one with likud until it fell apart. Now it appears there is not enough seats for likud to form a governing coalition even though they have the most seats.

[ColinC]

28. Also the right wing parties have 59 seats while the rest would be 61

Theoretically the center left should be able to put together a 61 seat governing coalition. But there are so many parties, it will be tough.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/israel-elections/netanyahu-clinches-61-majority-on-right-on-way-to-victory-exit-polls-662919/amp

[LeftInTX]

29. I hope...We've seen him "lose" only to win

[ColinC]

30. Yeah...

But it's crazy how the exit polls seem to be more and more wrong as the votes are counted. The joint list wasn't supposed to have gotten even 6 seats according to exit polls. So far they have around 7 or 8. I'm becoming quite optimistic as the votes are counted.