Both candidates declared victory, but Israel's election is too close to call

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published 9 April 2019

Although both incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger, former Israeli military chief Benny Gantz, who is considered a centrist, declared victory following Israel's national elections on Tuesday, exit polls are actually showing that the two men are in a virtual tie.

Per The New York Times, two of Israel's three main television channels projected that Gantz's party was ahead, while the third showed the two in a draw.

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The results may become clearer in the coming hours, the Times reports, or it could be decided later in the week after the votes of soldiers, prisoners, and hospital patients are factored in.

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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.