Eisenkot and Netanyahu each vow to form next coalition, even as exit polls predict stalemate
Parties across the political spectrum celebrate, even though neither bloc has majority to form coalition without violating campaign promises; most urge patience until final votes counted
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Wednesday to construct a new right-wing government following a tight election, emphasizing that no leader should govern with the backing of Israeli Arab parties, whose support surged in the polls. Netanyahu informed his enthusiastic supporters, "We must establish a robust government of the right, and the Jewish and Zionist majority must unite."
He stressed the impossibility of a government backed by Arab parties. The announcement came at 3 a.m. (0100 GMT), and while the speech was shorter than Netanyahu's usual, he refrained from explicitly claiming victory, only noting that Likud was projected to be the largest party.
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