With nearly all the votes counted in Israel's general election,... a clear winner has appeared... with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expected to take on his fourth term in office. <br />With more, we turn to Paul Yi at the News Center. <br />Paul, exit polls suggested a close draw between the two leading parties. <br />But it looks like Netanyahu has managed to pull a narrow victory.<br /><br />Well, this stunning win for Netanyahu has been described as a surprise,... considering that the odds were stacked against him. <br />The European Union has congratulated the incumbent Israeli leader, while raising hopes on working together to re-launch peace talks in the Middle East. <br />Moving forward, Netanyahu's Likud party now faces the daunting task of forming a new government in the coming weeks.<br />Arirang's Kwon Soa has this report.<br /><br />A clear, but surprising win.<br />Sitting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party claimed victory in Tuesday's parliamentary elections.<br /><br /><br />"Against all odds: a great victory for Likud."<br /><br />Israeli media reported that with nearly all of the votes counted on Wednesday morning, local time, Netanyahu's party won at least 29 seats out of 1-hundred-20 in the Knesset, Israel's parliament.<br />The party's main rival, the center-left Zionist Union led by Isaac Herzog, won 24 seats.<br />The Likud Party's victory came as a surprise, as pre-election polls on Friday showed the opposition party in the lead and Tuesday's exit polls had the two parties tied.<br />Once the results are confirmed, Netanyahu will embark on forming a new coalition government with other smaller parties,... a process that could be months-in-the-making.<br /><br /><br />"I spoke tonight with all party leaders in the national camp, and I asked them to join me and form a government without delay. Reality does not take a break. Israeli citizens expect us to quickly form a responsible leadership that will work for them...."<br /><br />The key issues in the race... were less focused on security issues than they were in the past... a
