Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu briefed the
Likud faction ahead of the vote that he did not succeed in reaching a compromise with Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Liberman on the controversial Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) conscription bill and also tried unsuccessfully to woo MKs from the opposition to join his government.
With more than 97 percent of votes counted, Netanyahu's conservative
Likud party looked likely to muster enough support to control 65 of the Knesset's 120 seats and be named to head the next coalition government - a record fifth term as premier.
GAZA, April 9 (KUNA) -- Exit polls of the Israeli parliamentary elections have shown Benjamin Gantz's Blue and White alliance and Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling
Likud Party neck to neck.
The semi-official results of the Israeli elections were the
Likud party headed by Benjamin Netanyahu and the Blue and White alliance headed by Gabi Gantz, each won 35 seats in the next Knesset.
Summary: Jerusalem [Israel], Apr 10 (ANI): As voting for the 21st parliamentary elections in Israel came to an end on Tuesday (local time), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz both claimed victory in the elections after exit polls predicted a majority for
Likud party, but forecasted the Blue and White party making major gains in the 120-seat Knesset (Parliament).
Netanyahu's personal predicament thus calls into question the future of his
Likud party and the Israeli right altogether.
It came after weeks of speculation that Gantz would enter politics and opinion polls placing his potential party second after Netanyahu's
Likud, despite the fact that he had revealed no details about what his party would stand for.
I know that a former
Likud minister has been holding discussions with the coalition and concocted a subversive plot, with me winning a large victory at the next elections and him making sure I am not Prime Minister," he told a gathering of his right-wing
Likud party on Wednesday night celebrating his 69th birthday.
On Sunday, the central committee of the hard-line
Likud party demanded that the settlements should be annexed by extending Israeli sovereignty to the colonies, built over the last 50 years in violation of UN resolutions and international treaties.
JERUSALEM The ruling
Likud Partys central committee has unanimously endorsed a resolution calling for the annexation of West Bank settlements, sending a tough message to the Palestinians in the wake of President Donald Trumps recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
Likud Party voted for a resolution which calls for the formal annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank.
Members of the
Likud Central Committee vote in favor of annexing parts of the West Bank - AFP RAMALLAH - 31 December 2017: The
Likud Central Committee, the party's top decision-making body, unanimously passed a resolution Sunday urging the faction's leaders to formally annex parts of the West Bank and allow unlimited construction in the settlements, The Times of Israel reported.