Poll shows tight election race of Israel

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Source: CCTV.com | 02-07-2009 08:58

Israeli opinion polls have shown a narrowing race between front-runner, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, and Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, of the centrist Kadima party, ahead of Tuesday's national election.

According to a poll released on Friday, Netanyahu's  Likud party is set to win 27 seats in Israel's 120- seat parliament. Kadima is forecast to get 25.

According to a poll released on Friday, Netanyahu's Likud party is set to win 27 seats in Israel's 120-seat parliament. Kadima is forecast to get 25. But the poll also shows that voters clearly prefer hard-line parties, giving them 66 seats in parliament, compared with only 54 for more liberal and Arab parties.

That means Netanyahu has a far better chance of cobbling together a governing coalition after the election.

Editor:Liu Fang