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Prime minister Yair Lapid says nothing is final until ‘last envelope is counted’ as Likud’s right-wing coalition partners see support surgeFormer Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked voters for a “huge vote of confidence” as his right-wing religious bloc extended its lead with around 60% of all votes counted in the country’s fifth election in four years.His Likud party has not yet performed as well as expected, but a surge in support for his new far-right allies, the Religious Zionists, and what appears to be a poor showing for two pro-Arab rights parties and the left wing Meretz party, means the scandal-plagued former leader is at present the most likely candidate to be able to form a government in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election. Continue reading...