The Israeli right and its allies made progress in the Israeli legislative elections on Tuesday, winning 62 seats against the 58 seats of Prime Minister Yair Lapid and his allies, according to preliminary results of opinion polls conducted soon after the polls closed. and former prime minister Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is closest to forming a new government. , unless there is a change in the final results, while the participation rate reached 66% until eight in the evening, the highest in 23 years – that is, since 1999, according to the Central Election Committee.
The Israelis voted for the fifth legislative election in less than four years, amid fierce competition between parties and political forces and Netanyahu’s determination to return to power.
