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"We have to wait, but with this result I think that a government should be formed by Kadima (Livni’s centre-right party)," De Gucht told VRT radio.
"I think that the pressure of international opinion will go in that direction. That’s also my choice. I think there is a greater chance of reaching a Middle East peace agreement with Livni than Netanyahu," he added.
Israeli Foreign Minister Livni and Netanyahu were locked in a battle for power after a photo-finish election that could send the peace talks into limbo.
Livni’s centrist Kadima party won 28 seats in the 120-member parliament, just one ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud party, leaving the country facing perhaps weeks of political uncertainty.
De Gucht cautioned that Livni, though less right-wing was "far from being a soft touch".
"On the contrary, she is a tough cookie. But she can at certain times make compromises while, as we have seen in the past, Netanyahu is rarely ready to compromise."
AFP/Expatica