Jerusalem, Feb. 11: Both Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni''s Kadima party and Binyamin Netanyahu''s opposition Likud party have claimed themselves to be the winners of Tuesday''s elections, after it became apparent that Kadima had won the most seats in the new Knesset, but the Likud-led right-wing would constitute the larger bloc.
Ramallah - A senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed concern Tuesday that the anticipated close outcome of Israeli elections could create a "state of paralysis" in advancing the peace process.
"The Israelis voted for a state of paralysis," chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told the al-Jazeera satellite channel from Amman, where he arrived with Abbas following a week-long tour of European countries.
Tel Aviv - The ruling Kadima party of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni could score a narrow upset victory in Tuesday's Israeli elections, three separate exit polls on Israel's television news channels predicted.
Two exit polls by Channel 10 and the state-run Channel 1 both gave 30 seats to the centrist Kadima and 28 to the hardline Likud party of former premier Benjamin Netanyahu, despite the latter's having led in the opinion polls virtually throughout the entire campaign.
A third poll by Channel 2 also gave Kadima a two-seat lead, but with 29 mandates for it compared to 27 for the Likud.
Beirut - The Lebanon representative of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas said Tuesday the outcome of the Israeli parliamentary elections would decide whether a truce between Gaza and Israel is possible.
"It all depends on the outcome of the Israeli elections. If the right-wing Likud party wins, I don't think that the current government will be able to reach an agreement regarding a long-term truce in Gaza, If the current government wins, they could reach an agreement," Ousama Hamdan told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
Dhaka - Senior Awami League leader Zillur Rahman is set to be the 19th president of Bangladesh as the election authorities Monday validated his lone nomination for the presidential race, officials said.
"We are awaiting the formal declaration," Abdul Shahid, the chief whip of Bangladesh parliament, said after a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda, who is the returning officer for the presidential election.
Jerusalem, Feb. 11: Both Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni''s Kadima party and Binyamin Netanyahu''s opposition Likud party have claimed themselves to be the winners of Tuesday''s elections, after it became apparent that Kadima had won the most seats in the new Knesset, but the Likud-led right-wing would constitute the larger bloc. 
Ramallah - A senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed concern Tuesday that the anticipated close outcome of Israeli elections could create a "state of paralysis" in advancing the peace process.
Tel Aviv - The ruling Kadima party of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni could score a narrow upset victory in Tuesday's Israeli elections, three separate exit polls on Israel's television news channels predicted.
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Beirut - The Lebanon representative of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas said Tuesday the outcome of the Israeli parliamentary elections would decide whether a truce between Gaza and Israel is possible.
Dhaka - Senior Awami League leader Zillur Rahman is set to be the 19th president of Bangladesh as the election authorities Monday validated his lone nomination for the presidential race, officials said.
