Israel's Netanyahu claims 'victory' in elections

March 18, 2015 08:16

BBC reports: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory in the parliamentary election.

Netanyahu said he had already spoken to the leaders of other right-of-centre parties about forming a new government/ But opposition leader Yitzha Herzog said the result showed his alliance could not be ignored.

Estimates by two Israeli broadcasters gave both sides 27 seats each in the 120-seat parliament, the Knesset.

In a speech to his jubilant supporters in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu described Tuesday's vote as a "great victory" for the right-wing Likud party, which is now credited with a better result than expected, reports BBC.

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