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28.10.26 - 18:03
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Israel Faces Political Deadlock After Netanyahu′s Better Than Expected Comeback, Trump Hails ′Win′ (ZeroHedge)
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Israel Faces Political Deadlock After Netanyahu's Better Than Expected Comeback, Trump Hails 'Win'
At over 84% of the vote counted - or more than four million - both main rival parties have fallen short of achieving a majority in parliament and therefore a mandate to govern.However, by all accounts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party has performed better than expected, despite huge turnout in Arab-Israeli districts among voters who want to see him gone. According to the latest of the vote tally via Israeli media: With 84% of ballots counted, pro-Netanyahu bloc at 54 seats, Eisenkot-led bloc at 49, Arab parties at 17. So it will be deadlocked, and whoever emerges as prime minister will likely have to seek alliances with the two Arab parties - a scenario already subject of wide pressure and denunciations. While there's not likely to be a prime minister anytime soon, the NY Times reports that "Some of Mr. Netanyahu's allies are floating the idea that he could...
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