{"id":"0b8b6be2-919a-422f-b79e-35b16bc6c886","url":"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-28-israeli-exit-polls-show-deadlock-point-to-setback-for-netanyahu/","domain":"dailymaverick.co.za","outlet":{"name":"Daily Maverick","country":"ZA","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Israeli exit polls show deadlock, point to setback for Netanyahu","plainHeadline":"Israeli exit polls show Netanyahu setback and potential stalemate","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Exit polls projected a deadlock between blocs and no 61 seats for a majority.","Netanyahu called for a strong right-wing government during a Jerusalem speech.","Eisenkot implied he would not form a government with Arab parties.","Voter turnout reached 77.7%, the highest in over two decades.","If no government forms, a new election could be required after weeks of negotiations."],"topics":[],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-28T03:18:22.743Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T03:20:21.463Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a82d6c69-14f2-4980-9ad4-75ac590f4ddf","storyId":"a82d6c69-14f2-4980-9ad4-75ac590f4ddf","image":"https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/mjwgzRB4lXSsDOTEY2VsWxYHfGE=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/attachments/2999/14397633_710855.jpg","author":"Reuters","dek":"JERUSALEM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Israel's wartime election appeared deadlocked on Tuesday, exit polls showed, with Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc running neck and neck with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp, leaving neither side with a clear path to power."}