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Israel's veteran ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu greets his supporters at his campaign headquarters after the initial projections showed that the Likud party was set to come first in Tuesday's vote, but there was no guarantee Netanyahu could form a government. IMAGES
Some supporters dance and cheer in the Likud's HQ in Jerusalem, as Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was within reach of a governing majority after initial projections. IMAGES
Israeli extreme-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives at his campaign headquarters in Jerusalem after polls closed in Israel's general election. Ben-Gvir may be key to helping ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu return to power, after his Religious Zionism bloc gained momentum in recent weeks. IMAGES
The Israeli government officially fell apart on Tuesday at midnight local time. The collapse came after Israel's parliament failed to meet a deadline for passage of the 2020 and 2021 budgets. CNN reports Israel will now head to its fourth elections in two years, probably on March 23 next year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz blamed one another for the collapse of their tenuous coalition government. Opinion polls suggest Netanyahu's Likud party is again on track to win the most Knesset seats in the next election. With Blue and White hemorrhaging support, Netanyahu's biggest rivals seem to be coming from other right-wing parties, which have been gaining ground.
Israel's Likud supporters celebrate first exit polls inside the party's headquarters in Tel Aviv as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin appears to lead his main challenger following elections, with multiple exit polls putting his right-wing Likud several seats ahead of the centrist Blue and White party. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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