Exit polls from Tuesday’s elections, released at 10 p.m. as the polls closed, showed Likud Beytenu winning with 31 seats. Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party surpassed all its achievements in previous surveys and earned 18 seats, putting it in second place.

The Labor party was in third with 17, Shas was fourth with 13, and Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) was in fifth with 12.

Another elections day victory went to the Arab-Jewish Hadash party, which earned five seats. Hatenua, led by Tzipi Livni, did more poorly than previously predicted with just six seats.

The Kadima, Am Shalem and Otzma Leyisrael parties are not believed to have made it into Knesset.

Tzipi Livni’s Hatenua party has an estimated 6 seats. Together, Yesh Atid, Labor and Hatenua have significantly more seats than Likud Beytenu, but the left wing has under 60 seats total, which may make it difficult for the parties to create a left-wing coalition government. In addition, Yair Lapid, head of Yesh Atid, has taken great pains in recent weeks to differentiate his stance on the peace process and economic matters from those of Labor.

The poll results are only the initial results. Final results are expected to be available within two days after all votes are counted and seats are distributed. However, the exit polls have traditionally been highly accurate.