Exit poll: Likud leads in Israel, but opposition outpaces Netanyahu coalition

According to an exit poll from state broadcaster Channel 11 released after polling stations closed on October 27, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party receives 25 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.

Netanyahu's main opposition rival, Gadi Eisenkot with the Yesh Atid party, takes second place with 21 seats.

The opposition bloc as a whole outpaces the current ruling coalition: 53 versus 50 seats. Arab parties are projected to receive 17 seats; according to the same data, neither of the major blocs is prepared to form a coalition with their participation.

Thus, neither political camp reaches the threshold of 61 seats necessary to create a ruling majority in the 120-seat Knesset.