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Israeli Voters Head to Polls to Cast Votes in Third General Election in Less Than a Year - Video

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist rival, Benny Gantz, are viewed as top candidates for the premiership with their parties neck and neck in the polls.
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Israelis are heading to the polls for the third time in less than a year after both the government and the opposition failed to create a collation government following inconclusive elections in April and September.

Israel has been embroiled in a political crisis since the April election when Netanyahu's party won the poll but fell short of obtaining the majority needed to form a government. In the second election held in September, the Likud Party again failed to secure a majority in the Knesset.​

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