With results finalized, Blue and White leader tells prime minister 'we will continue to serve the citizens of Israel'; PM assures rival that they will 'restore Israel to calm'
Likud comes out top, but scoring his best ever result was veteran Knesset candidate Ilan Meshicha who, for the first time in three election cycles, didn't come last
The PM made history when his Likud party became the first since Israel's inception to win more than a million votes -- a trove he hopes will fend off his legal woes
A secular, US-educated millionaire with a propensity for cognac and cigars, Netanyahu paints himself the champion of Israel's downtrodden Jewish peripheries
The choice between Netanyahu or Gantz, socio-economic issues and the security situation were the top three considerations, but voters are often swayed by how religious they are
Benny Gantz says 'we respect the decision of the people,' touts support from one million voters; Lapid says centrist alliance will 'embitter the government's life'
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