The Big Story: Netanyahu leads in Israel’s election. But is it enough to secure victory?

 

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Israel’s election has left the country facing political uncertainty, with exit polls suggesting a major setback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but no clear path to victory for opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot.

Neither camp appears to have secured the 61 seats needed to form a government, while Arab-led parties could hold the balance of power in a closely divided parliament.

On The Big Story, we speak with Dr. Ran Porat, an Affiliate Research Associate at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University and the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), about the exit polls, Netanyahu’s political future and what comes next for Israel.