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As vote count keeps Israel in suspense, what happens next?

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Israelis voted on Tuesday in their highest turnout for decades, with exit polls showing the camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that of his rival are neck and neck. Exit polls from the three mainstream Israeli television networks gave the two blocs around 51 seats each in the 120-member Kn

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story as a post-vote suspense piece, with the central point being that no clear winner has emerged and the next step depends on the count. Reuters uses a broader roundup headline and says voting has ended with no bloc winning a clear majority, while South China Morning Post is more specific about exit polls, saying Netanyahu’s camp and the rival camp are neck and neck at around 51 seats each.

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28 Oct 06:16 South China Morning PostFirst As vote count keeps Israel in suspense, what happens next?
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