Israel elections: Difficult negotiations lie ahead after Netanyahu's bloc lost majority
Israel's final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its majority of parliamentary seats and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead. The results released early Friday showed Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats in Tuesday's elections. The main opposition bloc won 48. FRANCE 24's…
Final election results confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its majority of parliamentary seats. The coalition, consisting of right-wing and far-right parties, won 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats, while the main opposition bloc secured 48 seats. The Jakarta Post reports that Netanyahu's Likud party remains the largest faction with 27 seats and that the opposition is led by centrist Gadi Eisenkot.
Because no single bloc reached the 61-seat threshold required, difficult negotiations are expected among various parties, including secular, ultra-Orthodox Jewish, and Arab-led groups. The Jakarta Post notes that the Arab party groupings Raam and the Joint List have emerged as potential kingmakers after winning a combined 19 seats. If coalition talks fail, the prospect of another election remains.
Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, The Jakarta Post — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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