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Eisenkot's bloc and Netanyahu's party lead different election tallies

Hugo Bachega's brief election explainer distinguishes the largest parliamentary bloc from the largest party, with neither assured of forming a government.

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Netanyahu loses majority in Israel election - what now? #BBCNews

Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc has the parliamentary advantage, while Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud remains the largest individual party, according to exit polls described by Hugo Bachega. Neither position provides a majority.

Reporting for BBC News, the British Broadcasting Corporation's news service in the United Kingdom, the Middle East correspondent describes an election framed as a referendum on Netanyahu that has produced no clear winner. Footage shows Netanyahu voting and supporters celebrating with Israeli flags, but the political outcome remains unresolved.

The next step belongs to Israel's president, who will consult the parties and invite the leader judged most likely to assemble a coalition. That makes potential support from other parties crucial, rather than simply which party finished first.

Bachega expects weeks of negotiations. His answer to the video's question, "Netanyahu loses majority in Israel election - what now? #BBCNews", is a process rather than a prediction: coalition talks first, and another election if no leader can put a government together.

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