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Netanyahu claims 'great victory' in one of closest Israeli elections

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Last Updated : Mar 18 2015 | 12:07 PM IST

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is on road to claim victory in Israel's elections.

With most votes counted, Netanyahu's Likud party has claimed about 29 seats in the 120-seat parliament, the Knesset, while the centre-left Zionist Union has secured 24 seats, reported the BBC.

Exit polls had earlier suggested a dead heat between the two.

If Likud party continues to lead, Israel will be governed by another right-wing coalition led by Netanyahu.

After the polls closed, Netanyahu said he had already spoken to the leaders of other right-of-centre parties about forming a new government.

While addressing his jubilant supporters in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu hailed Tuesday's vote as a "great victory" for Likud, which had lagged behind the Zionist Union in opinion polls in the run-up to the election.

Netanyahu said that the victory was achieved "against all odds.

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First Published: Mar 18 2015 | 11:56 AM IST

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