00:01Israel's election committee continued to count votes cast by people who are authorized to vote outside their assigned polling station.
00:09On Thursday, voters are awaiting final results that are expected to confirm there is no clear parliamentary majority for Prime
00:16Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies
00:18or for the opposition parties seeking to remove him, including Arab-led groups.
00:24The final tally could come as early as Friday. Once around half a million absentee ballots from military personnel, diplomats,
00:33prisoners, hospital patients and others have been counted.
00:37Those votes are not expected to significantly alter the result. Local media projection given Netanyahu's block 53 seats compared with
00:4548 for opposition parties and 19 for Arab-led parties, which also want him out of office.
00:52Next week, Israel's president is expected to ask someone to form the next government that is traditionally the leader of
00:59the party with the most votes, although it is not a legal requirement.
