Netanyahu and allies secure majority in Israel elections
November 03, 2022 / 11:34 PM
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Israel's ex-premier and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at campaign headquarters
Sharjah 24 - AFP: Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies secured a majority of seats in parliament following elections two days ago, Israel's electoral commission said Thursday.
With 32 seats for Netanyahu's Likud party, 18 for ultra-Orthodox parties and 14 for a far-right alliance, his right-wing bloc won a total of 64 seats, according to results published by the commission.
The opposition bloc of centrist outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid won 51 seats.
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