With nearly all of the votes counted by Wednesday afternoon,Kadima was still holding a narrow lead over Likud with a predicted 28 mandates,while the latter had garnered a predicted 27 seats.Israel Beiteinu was expected to earn 15 mandates, Labor 13, Shas 11, United Arab List four,United Torah Judaism five,National Union four,Hadash four,Meretz three,Bayit Hayehudi three, and Balad three. A breakdown of voting patterns in various locales illuminates some interesting trends in Israel's political preferences.In Jerusalem,Likud won nearly a quarter of the votes, with 24 percent going to Binyamin Netanyahu's party.Following on the Likud's heels were United Torah Judaism (UTJ) with 19% and Shas (15%). Kadima gained only 11% of the city's ballots, while Israel Beiteinu and Labor each received a modest 6%....By JPOST.COM STAFF
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