Israel: Netanyahu's Likud leads in 3rd election in year

ANKARA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party is set to win the country’s third general elections in a year with 37 seats, according to exit polls on late Monday.

The Netanyahu-led bloc has secured 60 seats in Knesset, the Israeli parliament, and needs one more to form the government, the exit polls suggested.

More than 6.4 million voters were eligible to cast ballots at elections, where 30 electoral lists competed for 120 seats in the parliament.

Preliminary results are expected to be announced early Tuesday.

*Writing by Ali Murat Alhas