JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing and far-right bloc emerged ahead of the opposition in the country's general election but fell well short of a parliamentary majority, according to final official results released early Friday, amid unsubstantiated claims by…
The results show that the Netanyahu bloc holds 53 seats, compared with 48 for opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s camp and 19 for the Arab parties. Overall turnout stood at 77.9 per cent of eligible voters, with a total of 5,716,665 votes recorded. Results expected to…
"We must do everything we can, certainly after yesterday, to avoid another round of elections," said Israeli President Isaac Herzog, with more than 85 per cent of ballots counted so far. Yousef Jabareen, head of the leftist Arab-majority Joint List, said…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party on Wednesday accused Arab political parties of stealing the country's election through widespread voter fraud, as preliminary results showed no clear winner. Posted by Corky at 08:31 PM | 11 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry…
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP)—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp finished ahead of the opposition but remained well short of a parliamentary majority, according to final results from Israel’s general election released early Friday. Netanyahu’s coalition of right-wing and far-right parties won…
Benjamin Netanyahu's party has amplified unsubstantiated allegations that Arab-led parties had "stolen" the election as final results showed his bloc had lost its majority in parliament. The opposition accused the Israeli prime minister of demonising the Arab population after a…
His position is looking far stronger than most people expected For now, Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to hold on to power after a stronger-then-expected performance in Israel’s elections. The country’s longest-serving prime minister, and one of the world’s most controversial…
The prime minister's right-wing alliance secured 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, eight short of the majority needed to form a government, while Arab-led parties won 19 seats Israel's general election has ended without a clear parliamentary majority for Prime Minister Benjamin…
Despite winning more votes than in 2022, Netanyahu's bloc fell from 64 seats to 53 as Arab parties surged from 10 to 19 seats; higher turnout, Shas' collapse and fewer votes wasted below the electoral threshold reshaped Israel's political map
Allegations of Qatari interference, amplified by Shin Bet security service chief David Zini, are helping Likud obstruct its opponents. But the initial suspicions were far narrower than the version presented to the public The new Qatar affair, which burst into…
Likud and allied right‑of‑center factions: policy agendas and coalitions.
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