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00:00:02After 85% of ballots have been counted,
00:00:05the bloc supporting the current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has
00:00:0854 seats, while the bloc led by
00:00:12Aizenkot has 49, the Arab parties have 17
00:00:15seats, the Times of Israel announced. To form a government,
00:00:19at least 61 seats are needed
00:00:21in the Knesset. Parties that have so far rejected cooperation
00:00:24with Arab representatives are now facing a political test, whether they will due to
00:00:28overthrowing Netanyahu.
00:01:04For now, his far-right bloc wins 53
00:01:08seats. The right-wing opposition bloc, led by
00:01:11his challenger Gadi Izenkot, currently wins
00:01:1548 seats. To form
00:01:18a government without a coalition, 61 are needed.
00:01:2061.
00:01:30against the continuation of Netanyahu's term as Prime Minister
00:01:33of Israel. Netanyahu, don't you dare
00:01:37use Israel's security for your political needs.
00:01:40Israel is on its way to a new era,
00:01:44an era of hope, mutual
00:01:47guarantee and camaraderie, all that
00:01:50we were and will be again. I
00:01:53am determined that
00:01:54this will be so.
00:02:00the election results are also a thorn in the side of a good part of both
00:02:03Netanyahu's and Aizenkot's bloc, that is
00:02:06of course a high turnout of Arab citizens of Israel
00:02:09who currently win a record 19 seats in
00:02:12the Knesset and have coalition potential. From
00:02:16the Taal party, Netanyahu's opposition is told either
00:02:19Bibi or
00:02:21tibi.
00:02:24In the headquarters of the United Arab List of the Raam party, after
00:02:27the announcement of the election results.