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We start in israel where voting is underway in whats considered a crucial election that could give the country a new government. Heres Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casting his ballot in jerusalem less than an hour ago. Because of election laws the last opinion surveys were released friday. They show mr. Netanyahu trailing his main opponent isaac herzog of the Zionist Union. Monday the Prime Minister made a final appeal to rightwing voters. He says if he keeps his job, he would never establish a palestinian state. Mr. Netanyahu had previously supported a twostate solution. Translator anyon...

Hello, im rosemary church. Hello, and welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. This is cnn newsroom. It is an outcome few people predicted just last week. But it appears israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his likud party have new political life. With 99 of the votes counted, israeli media report likud will win at least 29 seats in the knesset. The Zionist Union party which had been ahead in opinion polls will take 24. A coalition of israeli arab pears is in third place expected to win 14 seats. Mr. Netanyahu didnt take long to claim victory. It is a surprisi...

Threshold. we will take every effort to form a truly social government for israel. journalist greg callstrom is covering the israeli elections from tel aviv. his recent article in "foreign policy" is entitled "the last days king b.b." he joins us now live via skype. well, it does appear mr. netanyahu has trounced his opponent, isaac herr, with this dramatic turn of event. now the question whether he can successfully form a governing coalition. how will that likely play out, do you think? >> he has two routes to a governing coalition. one is to assemble a narrow center right government. for h...

Party. the issue is that the head of the party has not really committed to joining either person netanyahu or herzog. he's very much been on the fence. leaving netanyahu with a second route which would be to form a unity government so to speak with herzog. he would be the juneyon partner, obviously -- junior partner, obviously. herr could be the foreign minister in such a government. that would give netanyahu an easier path to coalition because he would then only need one or two small parties to that unity government. >> there's going to be horsetrading on both sides here. and four we will wat...

Helped turn him -- helped him turn things around. mr. netanyahu says he has already reached out to other party leaders on the right. listen -- [ applause ] >> translator: i called. them to join me and to form a government for israel without delay. the reality does not take a time-out. citizens of israel expect us to create a responsible leadership that works for them. and that's what we're going to do. >> isaac herzog and the center left zionist union party are not giving up so easily. earlier tuesday, herr said mr. netanyahu -- mr. herzog said mr. netanyahu is misleading the country by declar...