TEL AVIV - According to The New York Times, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost some support from voters, but preliminary results suggest he has several ways to remain in power because of the country's "fractured politics." The report, written by Aaron Boxerman, is available through this New York Times election report.

The Guardian, reporting from Tel Aviv, said that hours before the final results from Israel's elections were in, several things were clear. Netanyahu's far-right coalition had lost its mandate, and the opposition had a firm majority. Emma Graham-Harrison wrote the account, which appears in this Guardian report on Israel's choice.

The Guardian also reported that most of Israel's Jewish opposition ruled out governing with Palestinian-led parties. It said the incumbent could turn defeat into another term in office, and that rival parties were erecting a "confected barrier" to unseating him. Its headline framed the result as a choice between Netanyahu remaining in power and a Palestinian-backed coalition.

The two accounts differ in emphasis. The Times focused on preliminary results and the several routes by which Netanyahu could stay in power, while The Guardian focused on the opposition's firm majority and its refusal to govern with Palestinian-led parties. Neither summary reviewed for this report gives final vote totals, and neither says which coalition, if any, will form a government.

Sources: The New York Times: Netanyahu Didn’t Win Israel’s Election. But He’s Far From Out.; The Guardian: Israel’s choice: Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed coalition.