India, Oct. 30 -- Israel's final election results have left the country facing uncertainty, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor the main opposition alliance securing enough seats to form a majority government. With the outcome now clear, the role of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who has a key constitutional role in deciding who gets the first opportunity to form the next government, is in focus.

The final count announced by the Central Elections Committee showed that Netanyahu's bloc won 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, significantly fewer than the 68 seats it held at its peak in the previous parliament. The opposition alliance, led by Yashar, the party of former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, secured 48 seats, ...