Israel Vote Deadlock: Netanyahu Appears Short of Majority

Israel Vote Deadlock: Netanyahu Appears Short of Majority
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to his supporters after the first exit poll results for the Israeli parliamentary elections at his Likud party's headquarters in Jerusalem, on March. 24, 2021. Ariel Schalit/AP Photo
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JERUSALEM—Uncertainty hovered over the outcome of Israel’s parliamentary election Wednesday, with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sworn political rivals determined to depose him apparently lacking a clear path to a governing coalition.

Deadlock in the 120-seat parliament was a real possibility a day after the election, which had been dominated by Netanyahu’s polarizing leadership.