Government leaders
Netanyahu's bloc leads at 55 seats, but short of majority vote
Netanyahu's bloc leads at 55 seats, but short of majority vote Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has had a further decrease in seats, from 56 to 55, but remains in the lead. Meanwhile, Gadi Eisenkot's bloc is now at 49 seats, with Arab parties trailing behind in third place at 16 seats. These are not the final results, accounting for only 2.9 million votes (51.8 percent).
Read the full story at Middle East EyeOpen in the live monitor