# Israel: First exit polls show no clear winner, Arab parties make gains

https://mins.news/en/item/118158

- France 24, 2026-10-27 21:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261027-israel-first-exit-polls-show-no-clear-winner-arab-parties-make-gains

> Tuesday’s exit polls gave the bloc led by opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot a narrow lead over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud bloc in the Knesset. Likud was nevertheless projected to remain the parliament’s largest single party.

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