IN PICTURES: How the world's media saw Netanyahu's victory
'The victory of panic', 'the comback of Bibi the magician', 'Bibi back': International media outlets report surprise Likud win
Israeli election results dominated headlines around the world on Wednesday morning, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led his Likud party to a surprise win.
Polls before Tuesday's election showed rival Zionist Union with a lead of four seats, and exit polls suggested that the parties were in a virtual tie. But when votes were counted throughout the night, Likud emerged with a substantial lead, ending up with 30 seats to the Zionist Union's 24. Many international media outlets emphasized the "comeback" of "Netanyahu the magician."
CNN (US)
The New York Times (US)
Der Spiegel (Germany)
The main headline was 'Netanyahu's comeback', but that was soon replaced by an editorial entitled 'the victory of panic'
BBC (UK)
The Guardian (UK)
Huffington Post (US)
Fox News (US)
The Independent (UK)
The paper pushed its election story to the bottom of the home page
TIME (US)
La Repubblica (Italy)
'Netanyahu makes a comeback and wins'
Corriere della Sera (Italy)
'Israel goes right, Netanyahu wins; the comeback of Bibi the magician'
