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Official vote count under way in Israeli election Israeli election officials have begun counting votes, Israeli media reported. As of 12:18am local time, 2,670 votes had been counted from 15 polling stations, according to Israel’s Channel 12. Voter turnout in the parliamentary election reached 77.7 percent, the Central Elections Committee’s latest figures showed.
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Exit polls indicate opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot will have to work with Arab-Israeli leaders to have a hope of governing
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Eisenkot says Israel has chosen change, wants to form government Opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot said early Wednesday that Israel had chosen change after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that he would seek to form a new government. In remarks to supporters, Eisenkot also warned Netanyahu: "Don't you dare use Israel's security for your political needs," in a likely reference to his threats of new strikes on Iran. He also said that he does not want a second election. “In these elections…
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Polls have closed in the Israeli election, but there is no clear winner.
