A near-final tally of votes on Thursday showed former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on track to re-election with a clear parliamentary majority, boosted by ultranationalists who want
Israel Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, on Thursday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win as final results confirmed the former premier s triumphant comeback at the head of a solidly right-w.
Mr Netanyahu and his ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox allies win 64 seats in the120-seat parliament and will form a government in the coming weeks, ending an unprecedented stalemate in Israel after five elections in less than four years.
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