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CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Results are coming in from Israel's second general election in six months time, but there are still some questions about the country's leadership going forward. That's our first story today on CNN 10. I'm Carl Azuz. Thank you for watching.

It was a close race. It could be days before the certified¹ tally² c?omes in with votes still arriving from Israelis in other parts of the world, and it could be weeks before the nation knows who its prime minister will be going forward and what its government looks like. The vote is being watched around the world because Israel is a close ally of the United States. Israel has several rivals in the Middle East and the policies of Israel's government helped shape the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians.

Election results on the path forward for Israel's government are uncertain. There are dozens of political parties in the country and no one party got the minimum 61 seats that are necessary to hold a majority in parliament and choose Israel's prime minister. So coalitions⁴ have to be formed, groups of parties that agree to work together. And based on the results of Tuesday's election so far, it looks like the party of former Israeli Military Leader Benny Gantz won 32 seats, one more seat than the party of incumbent⁵ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

So each of these men is doing all he can to convince a coalition³ of parties to support him to get to that 61 seat threshold and press forward with governing Israel. A CNN global affairs analyst⁶ says if neither of them can form that coalition, another third election could be held in January or the different parties would have to come together in a national unity⁷ government, when rival groups agree to govern together. It's not certain they'd all be willing to do that, but Israel has had several unity governments in the past.

1 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

2 tally   

n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致

参考例句：

• Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
• The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 coalitions   

结合体，同盟( coalition的名词复数 )； （两党或多党）联合政府

参考例句：

• History testifies to the ineptitude of coalitions in waging war. 历史昭示我们，多数国家联合作战，其进行甚为困难。
• All the coalitions in history have disintegrated sooner or later. 历史上任何联盟迟早都垮台了。

5 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

6 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

7 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。