Fighting for his political life, Netanyahu spent the weeks ahead of the vote campaigning furiously to energise his right-wing base.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on path for victory in Israel’s elections on Wednesday after nearly complete results put him in position to form a right-wing coalition and further extend his long tenure in office.
The result would seem to leave President Reuven Rivlin, whose task it is to ask one of the candidates to form a government, with little choice but to pick Netanyahu.Final results were expected by Thursday afternoon, with ballots for soldiers and other special categories of voters yet to be counted. Netanyahu spoke in the early hours of Wednesday at the Likud’s post-election party in Tel Aviv and called it a “magnificent victory.”“It will be a right-wing government, but I will be prime minister for all,” he said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara cast their ballot during Israel’s parliamentary elections in Jerusalem, on April 9, 2019. Gantz, a newcomer to politics, mounted a strong challenge to the veteran prime minister by brandishing his security credentials while pledging to undo damage he says Netanyahu has inflicted on the country with divisive politics.
Arab politicians called it an attempt at intimidation, while Netanyahu said cameras would prevent fraud.
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