Posted on 11/01/22
| News Source: JPost
Former prime minister and Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu is on pace to become Israel's next prime minister, according to Tuesday night's exit polls.
According to the polls, Netanyahu's bloc, which includes Likud, Religious Zionist Party (RZP), United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and Shas, is on pace to pass the 61-seat threshold and thus to form the next coalition.
Netanyahu's Likud party is expected to receive 30 seats according to Channel 12 and 31 seats according to Channel 13, while Lapid's Yesh Atid party is expected to get 24 seats according to Channel 12 and 24 seats according to Channel 13.
The Religious Zionist Party made a major comeback in contrast to previous years with Channel 12 reporting 14 seats and Channel 13 reporting 14 seats.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz's National Unity Party is expected to get 11 seats (Channel 12) or 12 seats (Channel 13), while Yisrael Beytenu gets 4 seats (Channel 12) or 4 seats (Channel 13).