World

Israel election results live: count of absentee ballots under way as coalition talks set to begin

With the final count unlikely to shift results significantly, experts say Gadi Eisenkot’s hopes of unseating Benjamin Netanyahu rest on his willingness to work with Palestinian parties Full report: Coalition talks loom in Israel Analysis: Israel’s choice: Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed coalition Hours before the final results from Israel’s elections were in, several things were clear. Benjamin Netanyahu ’s far-right coalition had lost its mandate, and the opposition had a f