Israeli parties begin coalition talks with all votes counted

“Israeli parties begin coalition talks with all votes counted”

Israeli politicians have begun talks on forming a government as the country finished counting votes in its general election, confirming neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival Gadi Eisenkot has a clear path to power. With all votes in, Mr Netanyahu's Likud party was the largest with 20.5 per cent of the vote – a better-than-expected result that gives Israel 's longest-serving leader a shot at staying in power despite a host of controversies at home and abroad. However, the…