He could turn the matter over to a Knesset coalition. Or, he could admit failure yet again, setting Israel up for a third round of elections that would likely take place early in 2020. ..…
Raoul Wootliff is the The Times of Israel's political correspondent. . . . . ... Yisrael Beytenu . Votes: 310,154 . Vote share: 6.99% . Knesset seats: 8 . ..…
Gantz and his center-left partners also fell short of the needed 61 seats in Knesset, leaving Yisrael Beytenu party in the kingmaker position with eight seats.. ..…
Netanyahu has until Oct. 24 to form a governing coalition of at least 61 of the 120 members in the Knesset, Israel's parliament. Currently, 55 members of the Knesset have recommended Netanyahu for prime minister, while the premier's rival, Benny Gantz, has secured 54..…
Liberman, whose hawkish Yisrael Beytenu party had Knesset seats at the time, argued that there are both emotional problems and practical problems standing in the way of Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, something that could take few decades... ..…
With 33 seats in the Israeli Knesset – compared to Likud’s 31 seats – Gantz now needs a broad coalition to rule Israel. ..…
Israel's President, Reuven Rivlin, would have the final say in picking the person to lead in Knesset, Netanyahu was except assured of embarking on record fifth term as prime minister... ..…
In the current system, whichever party wins the most votes still has to create coalition of parties that together makes up majority of seats in Knesset, Israel's parliament.. ..…
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