{"id":659389,"date":"2026-10-28T08:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T08:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/659389\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T08:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T08:08:11","slug":"israeli-election-results-no-clear-winner-as-exit-polls-suggest-rebuke-for-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/659389\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli election results: No clear winner as exit polls suggest rebuke for Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/37956663-34777684-generated-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"clipped thumbnail - tal-shalev-israel-election-analysis - CNN ID 23108919 - 00:00:30;17\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We have the Israeli election exit polls. What happens next?\n                <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793174891_610_37956663-34777684-generated-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"clipped thumbnail - tal-shalev-israel-election-analysis - CNN ID 23108919 - 00:00:30;17\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We have the Israeli election exit polls. What happens next?<\/p>\n<p>        4:18<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmvr7qpwn00023b6wng1cnuao@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While the exit polls give an early indication of what may happen next, the real contest begins once the votes are counted and the coalition building process begins. It can take weeks, or even months, for a winner to emerge.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmvr7qta400063b6wfq84shzy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Once the vote count is final, usually within a few days, the president holds a round of consultations in which each elected party recommends their choice for prime minister.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmvr7zilb000a3b6w5v91yg15@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Based on these talks, the president then tasks one candidate with forming the government. This is not necessarily the leader of the largest party, but rather the one who has the best chance at building a viable coalition.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmvr80akz000c3b6wsspygdn8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The way things look right now, the incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to be selected because neither the opposition bloc nor the Arab parties will recommend him.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmvr84qn5000d3b6ww3t0x225@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            If that is the case, President Isaac Herzog is likely to give the first opportunity to form a government to Gadi Eisenkot.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmvr7qta400073b6w2rzz8kzh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He would have four to six weeks to negotiate with other parties over cabinet posts, budget priorities and policy, trying to cobble together a majority in the Knesset. If the exit polls turn out to be correct, the two Arab parties will play a key role in this process.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmvr8n2d2000i3b6wt8tn88nu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A survey conducted this evening by the Hebrew University\u2019s aChord Center found that a majority of those who voted for the opposition bloc want Eisenkot to form a government with Raam, one of the two Arab parties.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmvr89f2j000g3b6wjxrqs51a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            If Eisenkot was to fail \u2013 a real possibility given his relative inexperience \u2013 the another candidate, most likely Netanyahu, would be given a chance by the president to form a government and the whole bargaining process starts again.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmvr9071v000k3b6wkk616xad@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            If he was to fail too, the Knesset itself gets a short window to put forward another candidate, and if it cannot &#8211; the country goes to new elections.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmvr8bx4n000h3b6wggf7ep40@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            So winning is not only about votes and seats, it\u2019s about building &#8211; and maintaining &#8211; a viable coalition.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We have the Israeli election exit polls. 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