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| Netanyahu in lead, Israel election exit polls say | Netanyahu in lead, Israel election exit polls say |
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| Mr Netanyahu is seeking a dramatic return to power one year after being ousted | Mr Netanyahu is seeking a dramatic return to power one year after being ousted |
| Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be on course for victory in Tuesday's elections, according to exit polls. | Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be on course for victory in Tuesday's elections, according to exit polls. |
| The polls, which forecast the outcome before official results, give his right-wing bloc a slim majority of seats over his opponents. | |
| Such a result would mark a dramatic comeback for Mr Netanyahu, toppled last year after 12 straight years in power. | Such a result would mark a dramatic comeback for Mr Netanyahu, toppled last year after 12 straight years in power. |
| The election was widely seen as a vote for or against Mr Netanyahu's return. | The election was widely seen as a vote for or against Mr Netanyahu's return. |
| Official results, which could still produce a different outcome, are expected in the coming hours. | Official results, which could still produce a different outcome, are expected in the coming hours. |
| As the polls were announced at 22:00 (20:00 GMT) upbeat music burst from loud speakers at the central venue of Mr Netanyahu's Likud party in Jerusalem. | |
| Israel TV exit polls suggest Mr Netanyahu's bloc will command 61 or 62 seats in the 120-seat knesset (parliament). | |
| According to the polls, Likud stands to be the biggest party, with 30-31 seats, commanding a majority with the support of nationalist and religious parties. | |
| Likud's ultranationalist ally Religious Zionism appears to have won 14 seats, which would make it the third largest party. | |
| The centre-left party of incumbent Prime Minister leader Yair Lapid, who brought down Mr Netanyahu in elections last year, is forecast to win 24 seats. |