likud and. blue and white alliance so we'll have to wait and see for tonight what kind of results are coming in talking when we look at the instability in the region especially in iran and syria but also closer to home in gaza how much is that factoring in for voters in this election. well that's certainly always on people's mind over here but all the candidates have made it also a topic in their election campaign which has been very fierce between the likud and kahala vann. mr netanyahu of course is always you know pushing his image of mr security when it comes to you know also know what's happening in lebanon syria and iran and also in gaza but also many guns he's a former army general he served under netanyahu as well as other generals in the leadership of couple of and they're also very much you know put on this image of security which is very important to them so this has been also topic but it's mainly these elections you have to say about the candidates the personalities and very much about benyamin netanyahu himself he wants to have a fist term so people are waiting to see whether this

you with us so where does does the latest statements by benny gantz does it mean that likud blue and white alliance or coalition is now are not possible at all. i think that as your correspondent has said this is just the beginning it's a long long process and look if you look at the parties temp a number of those from asus then they cannot sit together again said he could not sit with mr netanyahu speak to me i know said that you know he it needs to be a right wing government with blue white summit there is going to be compromise or you can be negotiations and we have to see where they reach but right now as it looks like those look like an opinion spin as he may be interested in the 3rd election trying to show that it is dance that is rejecting his extended hand in peace rather than willing to sit with him so the question is both parties will have weeks to deliberations the ocean's see if this is possible and it's not even clear that it is possible thought what about the possibility of a liquid without my from yahoo to enter into a coalition with benny gantz the 10 years of spite of in the sight

do stop he will end up as the king maker, deciding which party, whether it is blue—and—white or likud will create an alliancee the government. mr netanyahu an alliance, to make the government. mr neta nyahu called an alliance, to make the government. mr netanyahu called for this vote after failing to form a governing coalition after the election back in april, the first time israel has experienced two elections within one year. so benjamin netanyahu there addressing his supporters. we will ta ke addressing his supporters. we will take a pause from these election results now and cross over to singapore for as a business report. -- is singapore for as a business report. --isa singapore for as a business report. —— is a business report. strength but without the baggage that benjamin netanyahu brings. the price of crude rises. output will return to normal by the end of this month. the world ‘s biggest social network unveils its plan for an independent oversight board. good morning asia, hello world. it isa good morning asia, hello world. it is a wednesday. glad you could join us is a wednesday. glad you could jo

the balance fossil results from yesterday's elections show his right wing likud party neck and neck with the blue white alliance that by centrist benny gantz mr netanyahu has been unable to form a coalition since the country's last inconclusive election in april. if he was disappointed on election night benyamin netanyahu wasn't showing it far from conceding defeat israel's longest serving president took to the stage vowing to remain at the helm with a likud led government that excluded arab parties. in the coming days we will convene negotiations to assemble a strong zionist government and to prevent a dangerous anti's are in a scholar meant. netanyahu his plans may well be thwarted by opposition leader benny gantz he stopped short of declaring an election win but his address to supporters certainly had the tone of a victory speech for his blue and white party. he had got so tell me the courting to the initial results netanyahu did not succeed in his mission. and that he we on the other hand prove that our idea called blue and white a project will establish just over 6 months ago is a huge success and here to

while dance is running neck and neck with netanyahu in the exit polls the channel 12 preliminary poll gives netanyahu his likud party $33.00 seats and dances blue and white alliance $34.00 now both are well short of the 61 seats that are needed from majority the minority arab alliance the so-called joint list is set to come in 3rd with 11 seats and predicted to be in 4th place is the man who could play kingmaker or indeed king breaker of adore lieberman heads up the far right israel brittania party it's predicted to win 8 to 10 seats while netanyahu is allied 10 dr lieberman is calling for a unity government. so you have only one option a national liberal government made up of israel by tom dick and blue and white we are in a state of crisis both financially and in terms of security for the country requires a broad government we have correspondents following the 2 big players in this election how the forces of supporters of prime minister netanyahu is a crude party will be speaking to him in just a moment but 1st let's go to her up to her maid who is at the headquarters of the blue and white policy of benny gantz holder we've just heard from benny gantz and back

with almost all the votes counted after tuesday's election he is right wing likud party is neck and neck with the blue white alliance of centrist benny gantz netanyahu has been unable to form a coalition since the country's last inconclusive election in i troll. if he was disappointed on election night binyamin netanyahu certainly wasn't showing it's far from conceding defeat he failed to remain at the helm. in the coming days we will convene negotiations to assemble a strong zionist government and to prevent a dangerous anti zionist government. his plans may well be footed by opposition leader benny gantz he stopped short of declaring victory but his tone was one of victory for his blue and white party. if he had got so tell mr cording to the initial results netanyahu did not succeed in his mission. was enough and we on the other hand proved that our idea called blue and white a project we established just over 6 months ago is a huge success and here to stay. and this man cos himself as kingmaker i think joe lieberman has secured right wing party to new we fight so in any governing coalition. we have just one optio

benny gantz to join him in coalition with mr netanyahu is right wing likud party that allies but mr ganns whose blue and white alliance is on course to win 2 more knesset seats and they could also wants a coalition without mr netanyahu within and with himself as prime minister israel's president why even living is due to start consultations on sunday. so these 2 political groupings find enough common ground to build a coalition a d w correspondent tanya kraemer in jerusalem talked me through the difficulties a very complicated situation because it's difficult to see how both sides will come together and bridge to bridge the gap actually because blue and white has always said sue out the campaign that they would sit with the recruits but not and recruit with netanyahu because they don't want to have a prime minister who is under possible indictment over a corruption charges and the create indictment hearings just 2 weeks away also we had mr gunn saying that it cannot be that someone is coming over to the set of ideas because what happened is since yesterday mr netanyahu has met with. smaller right wing parties and the

do stop he will end up as the king maker, deciding which party, whether it is blue—and—white or likud will create an alliancent. mr neta nyahu called an alliance, to make the government. mr netanyahu called for this vote after

coalition with 97 percent of the vote counted netanyahu center right and likud bloc is 2 seats behind the center left blue and white alliance on wednesday the prime minister added that if he doesn't leave the government it will be dangerous and receive its mandate from the arab parties he spoke to diplomatic analyst ron and thinks there will be a struggle for leadership within a coalition. netanyahu is somewhat disappointment that gunns is refusing even to meet him so we are quite skeptical phase now there's never going to be a 3rd round here 9999 percent certain here i think we are going for as said by those 2 leaders for a coalition unity government and now everyone they think is trying to play the tough guy here who's going to be the one who will get the mandate to be the leader who will serve under whom by any by any position by also by this ministry by this portfolio in negotiations psychology here that's the main thing i'm seeing here behind the scenes. 2 major attacks in afghanistan have left 50 people dead one was carried out by the taliban the other by the afghan government which mistook its target more details her

between benjamin netanyahu is likud party and the military chief benny gantz blue and white alliance prime minister suffered one of the biggest defeats of his political career when he failed to form a coalition after the 1st vote in april are a force that has no there are all sorts of potential scenarios that people are talking about the sort of most extreme of those would be that we end up in exactly the same position of as before in some way that that neither benjamin netanyahu is able to to form a coalition nor benny gantz and his blue and white party which could see is heading back towards a 3rd election already a 2nd election election rerun is unprecedented the motivation to prevent that from happening again could according to some analysts mean that there will be more options on the table at least 46 people have been killed in 2 separate bombings in afghanistan 11 days before presidential election one hit a rally by ashraf ghani who was unharmed another blast ripped through a high security area in the capital kabul the taliban says it was behind the attacks afghan security forc

both vying to be the country's next leader centrist blue and white alliance says it will never sit in a government led by netanyahu and his right wing likud party. a handshake and a smile to seal benyamin netanyahu surprise offer of a power share with benny gantz man in the middle israeli president for even revel and threw his support behind the idea but it was rebuffed just hours later the party leaders were attending a state memorial for a late leftwing statesmanship in paris during a speech netanyahu gave a nod to the coalition forged by parents with conservative in the eighty's. when there was no clear victory in the knesset parliamentary elections. shimon opted for national unity. agreed to cooperate in order to navigate israel to a safe shore. in this election there was no clear winner and i call on you as a president that has worked together to bring the state of israel to safe shores. it's a later press conference said he does want a unity government but to be led by him. should have to do you can't approach forming a unity government with all these different parties and political spin do you have to come at it with honesty dignit

near final results show his likud party neck and neck with the blue white alliance of centrist pentagons and young who has been unable to form a coalition since israel's last inconclusive election in april. at least 20 people have been killed and more than 90 wounded in a truck bomb attack in southern afghanistan authorities say the early morning blast occurred next to a hospital in the city of colossus the taliban claimed responsibility. the canadian prime minister just introduced as apologise after a picture of him wearing brown face makeup to a costume party was published by time magazine the photo was taken in 2001 winter there was a teacher at a private school he told report reporters he should have known better and was deeply sorry that they did. well the u.s. secretary of state might pump a 0 has called last weekend's strike on saudi oil installations an act of war by iran. in saudi arabia for talks as officials there unveiled debris and satellite images they say prove around sponsored the attacks now cause destruction to about 5 percent of the global supply of crude oil although

year if an agreement between the blocks isn't reached and against the center left blue white alliance won $33.00 seats and yahoo center right likud party was just behind but it seems israel's destiny could now be determined by the leader of the years rail bates' a new party who came 5th political commentator near lazarus explains why. very important because what he is saying is it will probably mean that the president will turn to benny gantz to try and form a government having said that we know that the president of israel is very keen to form a national joint national government of likud and blue and white the fact that the israeli arab vote came out much more if it was about 10 percent higher than it did last time and the voices we've heard today is actually showing that israeli democracy is much stronger than the cause of hatred against certain members or parts of the population today the israeli arab voted in strength to try and bring down the government of netanyahu and work as a democratic country for a better hope both parties both in that in yahoo and. gantz don't have enough to make a majority even even when as the back

gantz's centrist blue and white alliance says it will never sit in a government led by netanyahu and his right-wing likud party. reporter: a handshake and a smile to seal benjamin netanyahu's surprise offer of a power share witith benny gantz s a demand in the middle, israeli president reuven rivlin, through his support behind the idea, but it was rebuffed hours later. the party leaders were attending a state memorial for late left wing statesman shimon peres. netanyahu gave a nod to the coalition formed by peres in the 198's. primime min. netananyahu: whehee was no clear victory in the knesset parliamentary elections, shimon optpted for national uni. he and yithzak offered to negotiate. in this election, too, therere s no clear winner, andnd i call on you, bennyny, let us work togetr again n to bring state of israel to save shores. reporter: at a later press conference, dancesaid-- g-- gant z says he does what a unity government, but to be led by him. mr. gantz: you cannot have a unity government with all this spin. you have to come out it with honesty, dignity, and sincerity. reporter: israel's centris

agreement between the blocs can't be reached cancer center left blue and white alliance won $33.00 seats while netanyahu center right likud party was just behind that the arabic bloc came 3rd with 5 more seats than in the previous election well arab israelis do make up around 20 percent of the population making them a major voting bloc netanyahu has made unproven allegations of ballot fraud in arab districts even accused rival parties of stealing the recent election after they blocked his bill for cameras to be placed in polling stations in arab areas is inflammatory views was seen as perhaps a factor in boosting arab voter turnout to 59 percent political analyst michel barak believes though that for now netanyahu doesn't have any viable options for a coalition. the ironic thing is the last election which was a few months ago and then you know how to really all the options in the world he could have formed a right of center government a narrow one with about 61 seats or he could have sat down with benny gantz and had a unity government with 70 and added more parties he chose to do neither he wasn't successful in either ca

agreement between the blocks isn't reached yet the center left blue and white alliance won $33.00 seats while netanyahu is a center right likud party was just behind a bloc of air parties known as joyless came 3rd the block gained 5 more seats than in the previous election posing a major threat to netanyahu is a party as it could enter into a coalition with dance and thought that was spurred in part by netanyahu is inflammatory remarks about arab districts and the potential for voter fraud that led to a spike in arab order turnout which hit around 59 percent. the leader of the arab joint lysle and said the outcome of the election was the price of incitement political analyst michel barack believes netanyahu has personally destroyed his own political career the ironic thing is the last election which was a few months ago and it's and you know how to really all the options in the world he could have formed a right of center government a narrow one with about 61 seats or he could have sat down with benny gantz and had a unity government with 70 and added more parties he chose to do neither he wasn't successful and either called