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Israel elections 2019: Benjamin Netanyahu trails by one vote as Benny Gantz's party leads with 33 seats out of 120
• 5 years agoIsrael's election committee published final results from last week's election on Wednesday that gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud an additional seat, but which did not change the deadlock the country faces
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