Israel Elections

Israel: Former PM Benjamin Netanyahu appears to hold narrow lead in election

The exit polls on Israel's three major television stations predicted that Netanyahu and his hard-line allies would capture 61 or 62 seats in parliament, giving him the majority in the 120-seat parliament needed to govern

Explained: Why Israel is gearing up for its fifth election in three years

Naftali Bennett has called time on his government just a year into the job after members in his eight-party coalition kept leaving, paving the way for his ally and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to take charge as caretaker prime minister in Israel

Israel coalition government announces dissolution of parliament, calls fifth election in mere three years

The previous four elections, focused on Benjamin Netanyahu’s fitness to rule while facing a corruption investigation, ended in deadlock

Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents push for quick vote to end his 12-year rule in Israel

The political battle began after opposition leader Yair Lapid and main coalition partner Naftali Bennett declared that they have reached a deal to get a majority of the Knesset, the national legislature of Israel, and form a new government

Israel election deadlock: With nearly 90% of votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu lacks clear path to majority

Analysis by state broadcaster Kan showed that the combined strength of the declared pro-Netanyahu parties was 52 seats while those seeking to end his long reign commanded 56. This leaves both camps short of the 61 seats required to form the government

Israel elections: Exit polls indicate no clear winner; country faces prospect of continued political gridlock

The election was seen as a referendum on Netanyahu’s polarising leadership style, and the initial results showed that the country remains as deeply divided as ever

Israel elections: Benjamin Netanyahu-led right wing bloc slips further away from majority as Benny Gantz-led party's tally rises to 33

Israelis voted on Monday for the third time in less than a year to break the deadlock on government formation, with the country's longest-serving premier Netanyahu fighting for his political survival amid indictments on graft charges, which he denies

Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu wins Likud party leadership race in a big boost ahead of 2020 general elections

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu easily won a vote to keep the Likud party helm, the party said on Friday, in a boost ahead of what is likely to be a hard-fought general election in March

Israel elections 2019: Benjamin Netanyahu faces key test in bid to remain PM as unity govt talks hit roadblock; corruption hearing today

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a key day Wednesday in his attempt to remain premier, with both a planned corruption hearing and his unity government talks nearing a dead end.

Netanyahu renews call for challenger Gantz to join him after president Rivlin tasks Israel PM to form new govt

Israel's president on Wednesday tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government after last week's deadlocked elections, his office announced