Today Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured backing from the required parliament members to form the next governing coalition.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will meet with representatives of each of the parties elected to serve in the 20th Knesset.
We all know Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won another term. The shape of his next coalition seems pretty clear.
In the United States, the magic number on Election Day is 270, the number of Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. In Israel, it’s 61, the number of seats needed to capture a majority in the 120-seat Knesset — and with it, the premiership.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a fight for his political survival on Tuesday as Israelis voted in an election that opinion polls predict the center-left opposition could win.
Five things to know about how the Israeli elections work.
Between now and March 17, the day of the Knesset election, followers of Israeli politics will hotly debate which party and prime minister should and will guide Israel’s next phase.
For decades, the identikit for a top Israeli politician has been a tough-talking man with a decorated military past who\’s big on security.
Israelis will vote in a parliamentary election on March 17, choosing among party lists of candidates to serve in the 120-seat Knesset.
A political sideshow for much of the past six decades, Israel\’s Arab minority is hoping to gain much-needed muscle after next week\’s parliamentary election, with four Arab parties uniting under one banner for the first time.
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