Leaders of the two main Israeli parties are seeking coalition partners to form a government after neither emerged the clear winner in early elections.
The governing centrist Kadima won 28 seats and the right-wing Likud opposition won 27 – both well short of the 61 needed to form a government.
The ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu came third with 15 seats.
Israel’s president is expected to begin consultations next week about which party to ask to form a government.
The election results – if confirmed – push the Labour party led by Defence Minister Ehud Barak into an unprecedented fourth place.
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Israel rivals vie to head cabinet
Leaders of the two main Israeli parties are seeking coalition partners to form a government after neither emerged the clear winner in early elections.
The governing centrist Kadima won 28 seats and the right-wing Likud opposition won 27 – both well short of the 61 needed to form a government.
The ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu came third with 15 seats.
Israel’s president is expected to begin consultations next week about which party to ask to form a government.
The election results – if confirmed – push the Labour party led by Defence Minister Ehud Barak into an unprecedented fourth place.
Read it all.