In the final results of the general elections held in Israel, neither Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition nor the Jewish opposition got a majority in the parliament.
Contrary to expectations, the coalition of two Arab parties, The Joint List and Ra'am, got a record 19 seats in the 120-seat Israeli parliament. With this, both of them are in a position to play an important role in the formation of the Arab coalition government.
Now Israel's President Herzog will hold talks with all the political parties and only after that he will invite a leader to form the government. This process may take several weeks.
What impact will this divided mandate in Israel have on the regional and global fronts? This time some such questions have been discussed by Mukesh Sharma, Director of Journalism of Collective Newsroom in The Lens.
Producer: Upasana and Saeeduzzaman Khan
Video Editor: Mukesh
Guest Coordinator: Sangeeta Yadav
Published by Collective Newsroom for the BBC.
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