anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prove once more or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: north korea s test launching of multiple missiles, including one that crossed the maritime border with the south. exit polls in israel s election suggest former prime minister benjamin netanyu is set for a record sixth term. but his likud party would share power with the far right.
exit polls in the last two elections, and this is the fifth one in the cycle, had benjamin netanyu at 61 or 62 seats, and then as the votes were tallied, he did not make the 61 seat number he needs to form government. until all of the votes are counted and this will not happen until thursday or friday, i do not think we can crown benjamin netanyu quite yet. but there are some real results coming through that go along with the predictions? correct. the real results have benjamin netanyu in the lead but so far only 5% of the votes have been counted and so there is still a long way to go. with that said, the exit polls definitely demonstrate some trends and the trends demonstrated is that the right is doing better than they have, particularly the far right elements in the netanyu bloc have been ascending in a way they have not done in previous rounds. as it was said in that
story, they are key players now. if this does go netanyu s way, how could an alliance work? one of the difficulties of netanyu, if he gets to 61 or more and is able to form government is that his likud party have just under 50% of the seats in the coalition and that means they will be extremely dependent on the three other parties, one which is religious zionist and two which are orthodox parties and they will be in a position because the marginal be so small for netanyu, to demand all sorts of ministries, to demand he undertake all sorts of policies that perhaps he would not undertake, particularly if you want to use his time as prime minister
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, could be returning to power, according to exit polls after tuesday s general election. the polls, which estimate the outcome before official results, give mr netanyahu s right wing bloc a slim majority of seats. if they prove correct, it would be a dramatic comeback for mr netanyahu, who was ousted last year after 12 years in office. yolande knell reports from jerusalem. after a high turnout, exit poll suggests that israel s former prime minister, benjamin netanyu, is in position to take the reins of power again. but no matter what happens, his allies on the far right arejumping forjoy. they are now the