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March 26, 2021

Netanyahu Fails to Clinch Israeli Election as Extreme-Right Party Gains Seats
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In Israel, the final vote count in Tuesday's parliamentary election
confirms Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies
failed to secure a majority, with no clear path to victory. If Netanyahu
and his Likud party fail to put together a governing coalition, Israel
could be headed toward its fifth election to determine Israel's next
leader.

Meanwhile, the extreme-right Religious Zionist Party alliance, which
includes openly racist and homophobic political parties, has won six
parliamentary seats. The number of Knesset seats that will be filled by
women dropped to less than a quarter.


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