Israel’s exit polls show Netanyahu and Herzog neck and neck

Exit polls on Tuesday show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and Isaac Herzog’s Zionist Union are neck and neck in Israel’s election, according to Reuters. If the final results show that they did in fact win about the same number of parliamentary seats, the formation of the next governing coalition will be a major challenge for both candidates.

Channel 10 and Channel 1 reported Netanyahu and Herzog’s respective parties had each secured 27 seats while Channel 2 reported that the Likud party has an additional seat, bringing their total to 28.

Despite results being too close to call, Benjamin Netanyahu’s official Twitter account tweeted that the election was a “great victory” for the Likud.

The Knesset, Israel’s legislative branch, seats 120 members. Final results are not expected until early Wednesday morning, though it could be up to six weeks before a coalition is formed, according to the New York Times.