Netanyahu has week to find majority, prevent Israeli elections
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(Worthy News) – With the dramatic announcement on Monday evening by coalition leaders Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid of their intention to dissolve Israel’s government, the nation began bracing itself for its fifth round of elections in three years. A proposed date of Oct. 25 has already been set. However, elections could still be avoided if opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu succeeds in forming a government before the Knesset is dissolved. Can he do it?
Netanyahu currently controls 55 Knesset seats. He needs 61, a bare minimum majority in Israel’s 120-seat parliament.
According to Ilana Shpaizman of Bar-Ilan University’s department of political studies, his chances are slim. [ Source: JNS (Read More…) ]
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