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Israel election 2019: Impasse likely to end after Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz agree to explore unity government in first meeting
• 5 years agoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz agreed to explore options for a unity government Monday as they met for the first time since last week's election at the request of Israel's president
Flip a coin to decide who serves as Israel PM first: 'Kingmaker' Avigdor Lieberman tells Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz
• 5 years agoAvigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beitenu party on Sunday refrained from endorsing both the candidates for prime ministership during President Reuven Rivlin's consultations
Israel election 2019: Arab parties seek to keep Benjamin Netanyahu from forming next govt, back ex-military chief Benny Gantz for prime minister
• 5 years agoIsraeli Arab political parties broke with longstanding precedent Sunday and endorsed ex-military chief Benny Gantz for prime minister following last week's elections
Israel election 2019: Benny Gantz's centrist party leads with 33 seats out of 120; Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing party trails by 2 votes with 31 seats
• 5 years agoNear-complete official results Friday confirmed a deadlock in Israel's general election this week, putting Benny Gantz's party as the largest but without an obvious path to form a majority coalition
Israel election 2019: Benjamin Netanyahu in standoff with rival over unity government; Benny Grantz for coalition only if he is made PM
• 5 years agoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were in a standoff over calls for a unity government on Thursday as election results put the premier's long tenure at risk
Israel election 2019: Benjamin Netanyahu calls on rival Benny Gantz to form coalition as exit polls indicate no clear winner
• 5 years agoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on his main challenger Benny Gantz on Thursday to form a unity government together as election results showed both without an obvious path to a majority coalition
Israel election 2019: Benjamin Netanyahu fails to win majority; Likud led right-wing bloc trails behind centre-left White and Blue group by one seat
• 5 years agoWith Israeli media reporting more than 90 percent of votes counted in Tuesday’s election, the bloc led by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party was more or less even with a likely grouping headed by Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White party
Israel election 2019: 'Tight race’ between Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz; unity govt with Avigdor Lieberman's party could be on cards
• 5 years agoIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz awaited results from the country's general election on Wednesday after exit polls showed them locked in a tight race, leaving the country in suspense.
Israel election 2019: Benjamin Netanyahu battles for political survival after exit polls, rival Benny Gantz says 'it appears PM is defeated'
• 5 years agoPrime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a battle for political survival after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed the race too close to call and the Israeli leader’s decade-long grip on power slipping
Israel election 2019: 6.4 million voters to decide fate of 31 candidates on 17 September as Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form coalition govt
• 5 years agoIsrael's system of proportional representation allows small parties a chance of winning seats in the 120-member Knesset