{
  "id": 16996157,
  "title": "Struggle for parliamentary majority: Election deadlock in Israel: Netanyahu and Eisenkot are looking for partners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ringen-um-parlamentsmehrheit-wahl-patt-in-israel-netanjahu-und",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T02:24:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/ringen-um-parlamentsmehrheit-wahl-patt-in-israel-netanjahu-und-eisenkot-suchen-partner/100265753.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his challenger Gadi Eisenkot have begun reaching out to potential coalition partners after the parliamentary election. Netanyahu's right-wing bloc leads with 53 seats, while Eisenkot's opposition bloc has 48 seats, but no clear majority is in sight. The final official results are expected to be released today. Netanyahu has already spoken with Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, and plans to meet with ultra-Orthodox parties, while Eisenkot expressed his willingness to form a \"Zionist government\" that would include conscription for ultra-Orthodox men.",
  "summary": "No camp has a majority, and forming a government in Israel is likely to be difficult. While initial talks are underway, Netanyahu's party is levelling serious accusations of electoral fraud.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}