Ra'am Chairman Mansour Abbas commented on the exit poll results, saying, "We are waiting for an achievement, we will wait for the real results. The remarkable figure of voter turnout in Arab society is an expression of feelings of despair and frustration – that have turned into hope." He made these remarks in an interview with Channel 12 News. "I hope we will replace this government, and that the numbers will work out to ensure there are 61 mandates – the Change Bloc together with the Ra'am party." Regarding the opposition from Bennett and Liberman, he said: "The day after the elections, we will each discuss our opinion. We formed the Change Government, which on its worst day was infinitely better than Netanyahu's government of failures."