Hundreds of Shas supporters erupt in excitement at the party’s headquarters in Jerusalem as they watch the release of TV exit polls showing that their ultra-Orthodox, Mizrahi faction is predicted to win nine seats and their right-wing bloc is on the verge of victory in the year’s third election, with 60 seats, according to all three exit polls.
Even before chants for their party’s chairman, Aryeh Deri, the crowd cheered “Bibi, Bibi, Bibi!,” elated over the strong performance exit polls showed for Netanyahu.
The excitement spiked when Channel 12 announced that Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu’s party, which campaigned aggressively against the Haredi factions, is only expected to receive six seats.
“Avigdor, go home!” the Shas supporters chanted.
— Jacob Magid
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