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Israel Election Deadlock: Four Scenarios as Netanyahu and Gantz Fail to Secure Majority

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Israel Election Deadlock: Four Scenarios as Netanyahu and Gantz Fail to Secure Majority

Here is what the page “Israel Election Deadlock: Four Scenarios as Netanyahu and Gantz Fail to Secure Majority” contains. With 85% of votes counted in Israel's second election of 2019, the country faces political deadlock. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc and Benny Gantz's centrist Blue and White party are both short of a 61-seat majority in the 120-seat Knesset, according to preliminary results. The impasse raises the prospect of unprecedented coalition negotiations or a third election within a year.

Four main scenarios are emerging: a unity government between Likud and Blue and White, a narrow right-wing coalition with religious parties, a minority government backed by Arab parties, or new elections. Netanyahu's legal troubles, including a pre-indictment hearing on corruption charges, complicate coalition building, while Gantz has ruled out sitting with a prime minister under indictment. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.

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