NETANYAHU COALITION WINS ISRAEL ELECTIONS- The former Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is now expected to regain his position after the 5th election in four years. He was projected to be coming up just short of a coalition majority leading up to the election but ended up gaining 65 of 120 seats.
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Israel election results indicate Benjamin Netanyahu comeback powered by Itamar Ben-Gvir and the far-right – CBS News
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With Netanyahu and his allies projected to win more than the 61-seat majority needed to form a government, the country’s protracted political crisis may be headed toward a conclusion, but the country remains as divided as ever.
Tuesday’s election was Israel’s fifth in less than four years, with all of them focused largely on Netanyahu’s fitness to govern. On trial for a slew of corruption charges, Netanyahu, who has always denied wrongdoing, is seen by supporters as the victim of a witch hunt and vilified by opponents as a crook and threat to democracy.
