Likud prepares to declare victory... Will Netanyahu call for a unity government?

Likud is preparing for a scenario in which it becomes the largest party in the Knesset without either camp securing a majority. According to an Israeli report, Netanyahu may rush to declare victory and call for a unity government under his leadership, amid assessments of his success in attracting votes from his partners.

The Likud party is preparing for a scenario in which it emerges from the Israeli elections as the largest party in the Knesset, without either camp securing the majority needed to form a government. According to a report by Israel's Channel 12, on Tuesday evening before the polls closed, Likud's headquarters is preparing for the possibility that Netanyahu's camp will win a number of seats equal to that of Gadi Eisenkot's camp, or lose by a margin of several seats. Assessments confirm the success of Netanyahu's campaign in attracting votes from his partners within the right-wing camp, thereby strengthening Likud at the expense of its allied parties. In this scenario, Likud officials expect Netanyahu to quickly appear before the media and declare victory, based on his party leading in terms of seat count, despite the absence of a parliamentary majority supporting the formation of a government under his leadership. The main lines of the speech Netanyahu may deliver have already been prepared, and include an invitation to the parties.