None of the parties achieved the 172 seats needed for an overall majority.

At issue is whether he will get the 176 seats needed to form a majority government.

Few analysts predict that Republicans will pick up the seven seats needed to give them a Senate majority.

The conservatives were expected to easily gain the 146 seats needed for a majority.

The Democrats remained far short of the 11 seats needed to gain a majority.

He emerged with 12 seats more than needed, though defections soon reduced this to three.

But their successes seemed certain to fall short of the 18 seats needed to win Tuesday to take back the House.

Rounding the edge makes the thick seat, needed for strength, appear much thinner.

They say they would be happy to win two of the seven seats needed for a majority.

If both parties join, Netanyahu would have the majority of seats needed to form a government.