Difficult negotiations lie ahead in Israel after Netanyahu's bloc lost its parliamentary majority
Also reported by France24
Summary
Israel’s final election results left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc without a majority, setting up negotiations among parties with sharply different views. Parties need to assemble at least 61 seats in the 120-seat Knesset; if government-formation attempts fail, Israel could hold another election early next year.Key Facts
- Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats, the main opposition bloc won 48, and Arab-led parties won 19.
- The results must be certified and submitted to President Isaac Herzog before he assigns someone to form a government.
- Herzog may choose Netanyahu or another person whom party leaders consider best suited to form a government.
- Opposition parties face a choice between partnering with Arab-led parties and joining Netanyahu in a unity government.
- Netanyahu and his Likud party repeated claims that Arab-led parties had stolen the election, but the claims were unsubstantiated.
- Election committee head Noam Sohlberg asked the Shin Bet security agency to investigate possible foreign interference, saying he could not verify the claims.
- The election commission said the reported investigation did not affect the final results being submitted to the president.
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