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Israel's election ends without a majority: Netanyahu bloc 53, Eisenkot camp 48, Arab parties 19
With all votes counted, neither main camp can reach the 61 seats needed to govern. Netanyahu's Likud is alleging the vote was stolen; election officials say the claims have no basis.
Israel faces weeks or months of coalition bargaining after the final count from Tuesday's general election left no camp with a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing and religious bloc won 53 seats, according to final figures from the Central Elections Committee reported by The Times of Israel and ABC News. The opposition camp led by Gadi Eisenkot won 48, and Arab-led parties won 19. A government needs 61 seats. The pro-Netanyahu parties held 68 seats in the outgoing Knesset.
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