{"id":"09a7b477-5f67-4d57-9cbe-df121b9e81b6","url":"https://nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/israel-election-what-happens-next","domain":"nationalpost.com","outlet":{"name":"National Post","country":"CA","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false,"owner":"Postmedia Network"},"title":"With no clear winner in Israel’s election, here’s what could happen next","plainHeadline":"Israel election result inconclusive; coalition path to 61 seats uncertain","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Exit polls show opposition at 52-53 seats and Netanyahu bloc at 50.","Arab Israeli lists win 17-18 seats collectively, impacting coalition options.","Four scenarios examined: coalition, minority government, national unity, or deadlock.","President Herzog to name a candidate with best chance to form a government.","If no majority formed, Israel could return to elections with a 28+14 day timeline."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-27T23:59:22.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T00:41:42.232Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a82d6c69-14f2-4980-9ad4-75ac590f4ddf","storyId":"a82d6c69-14f2-4980-9ad4-75ac590f4ddf","image":"https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/nationalpost/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Israel-election-2.jpg","author":"AFP","dek":"The country's main pollsters projected the opposition bloc, led by ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot, to win 52 or 53 seats, and Netanyahu's bloc to win 50"}