Netanyahu claims victory as his party is projected to claim 35 seats - Polidicks

Netanyahu lauds ‘incredible victory’ as exit polls, early result.. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared himself victorious in the 2019 general election Tuesday night, as updated exit polls and early results showed him with a clear path to forming a new government. “I am very moved on this night,” he told exuberant supporters. “This is a night of an incredible, incredible victory.” Though initial exit polls at 10 p.m. had shown Likud and Blue and White either even at 36 seats (Channel 13 and Kan) or with an advantage for Blue and White (37 to 33 on Channel 12), updated results accounting for the final hours of voting on both Channel 12 and 13 showed Likud leading 35 to 34. And regardless of the horse race between the two major parties, the right-wing bloc was projected to win a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. The results mean Netanyahu will likely sweep back into power for an unprecedented fifth term, despite pending bribery and fraud indictments hanging over him. As of 3:12 a.m. Wednesday, with over 2.7 million votes counted, Likud was leading Blue and White 27.5 percent (roughly 33 seats) to 26% (31 seats). Shas was running a distant third with 6% (7 seats), followed by UTJ with 5.2% (6 seats) and Yisrael Beytenu with 4.6% (6 seats). The actual number of seats will likely go up once all votes are tallied and votes of parties that did not cross the threshold are redistributed. Depending on the final tally and coalition negotiations, Netanyahu appeared slated to be able to form a coalition with some 63 to 65 seats, while the Blue and White led opposition would have 55 to 57 seats. The decision regarding who will be the next prime minister may ultimately lie with President Reuven Rivlin, who will meet with the leaders of all the parties that cleared the electoral threshold, hear who each of them recommends as prime minister, and determine which candidate has the best chance of forming a coalition of at least 61 out of the 120 elected Knesset members. Israel has never had a single-party government, and the next coalition, like the last one, seems certain to be a product of tense negotiations among about half a dozen parties that may take days or weeks.

Far right has been winning like every election these days

Well they also cheat and lie so you gotta factor that into the equation

Everyone thinks politicians cheat and lie. Most just cheat and lie a little bit and the far right knows this, and they cheat and lie like the world is ending. Voters cannot distinguish between the little lie and the big lie.

arab israelis boycotted the election and now Netenyahu might benefit solely from the low turnout as it could edge him over. Its a catch 22 at best, you'll never see a government toss out the results

centrists have been losing every election these days*

The center will side with fascism over anti-capitalism

The election was neck and neck, the Arab parties that the arab israelis would have voted for wouldn't have made a big difference.

...If it was neck and neck then even small differences in voter turnout would have changed the outcome?

Arabs won’t vote for Blue&White they would vote for their own parties

It was neck and neck between the two parties most likely to succeed - Likud and Blue & White - but with religious and further-right wing parties combining with Likud as a coalition, it wasn't.

Palestinian genocide here we go

I bet you anti-semites don't even want the eradication of Palestine or the second-class treatment Muslim citizens! Only a NAZI would vote against Netanyahu! You're not a fucking NAZI are you? /s

here's a hot take: maybe the right is just becoming more popular

Also a lot of outdated systems of election and strong methods of voter suppression are also getting quite "popular" among conservatives.

I wonder if there is anyone on the left side of politics who believes conservatives sometimes, on rare occasion, actually honestly wins an election and that there are people voting for them that actually support their beliefs.

Not to mention this might encourage more attacks on Israelis.