17 minutes agoElections in Israel today held, Netanyah seeks fifth term
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Israelis today are voting in their country's general elections. The resulting prime minister, Benjamin Netanyah, is demanding the fifth term in a row, but the race is expected to be strong and the extremely narrow outcome. Corruption charges and powerful challenge by former army commander Benny Gantz have seriously placed [...]
Corruption charges and powerful challenge by former army commander Benny Gantz have seriously threatened Netanyah's victory in this election.
GANTZ is chairman of the “White Knight” coalition and is challenging Netanyah on key security issues, promising cleaner politics.
On the other hand, the Labour Party, which had signed a peace agreement with Palestinians in the nineties, has lost the support of the people in recent years.
No party in Israel has ever managed to win the majority of votes in the 120-seat assembly, and the country has always been led by the government formed through coalitions.
Negotiations on establishing the new government are expected to begin around 22 local times tonight, shortly after the first results are released.
According to polls held before the election, it is expected that the parties of Netanyah and Gantz will have a slight margin by vote, as these two political forces are expected to win from 30 seats in the assembly, writes “BBC”
