Netanyahu Seeks Broad Coalition as Israeli Parties Weigh Options
Politics · First reported 2 Nov, 19:14 · Updated 19:58
Benjamin Netanyahu says he is open to a broad government led by him but rules out relying on Arab-led parties. Opposition parties are also pursuing an alternative, leaving coalition formation unresolved.
- Netanyahu said Likud won the most seats and called for a broad government under his leadership, while ruling out dependence on Ra'am and the Joint List.
- Opposition leader Avigdor Liberman said his party would recommend Gadi Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog and ruled out joining a Netanyahu-led coalition.
- The report says the opposition bloc won 67 seats and the incumbent coalition 53 in the 120-member Knesset; Herzog was due to receive official results on November 4, with the new Knesset scheduled to convene on November 10.
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- Knesset size
- 120 members
- Reported seat totals
- Opposition bloc: 67; incumbent coalition: 53
- Herzog due to receive official results
- November 4
- New Knesset scheduled to be sworn in
- November 10
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- An earlier Lux summary said neither camp had a Knesset majority and that Arab-majority lists' 19 seats could be pivotal, though their possible support for Eisenkot was contentious within his bloc.
- An earlier Lux summary said Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad faction would recommend Gadi Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog, while neither camp had a parliamentary majority.
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