Most polling shows prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will lose its majority, with Gadi Eisenkot the leading opposition contender
Israel’s president Isaac Herzog has voted in Jerusalem.
Herzog will play a crucial role in the days to come. After the final tally is in, he will consult party leaders on whom they want as prime minister and then invite the candidate he believes has the best chance of forming a government to try to form a coalition.
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