Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party has an extra seat compared with a preliminary tally, making it the largest in parliament.
By Loveday Morris Loveday Morris Jerusalem bureau chief covering the Middle East Email Bio Follow April 11 at 6:56 PM JERUSALEM — Final results in Israel’s elections were released Thursday night, giving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party an extra seat compared with a preliminary tally and making it the largest in parliament.
Even before the results were released, there was discussion in some quarters over whether to request a recount as small right-wing factions jockeyed to get into the parliament, called the Knesset. Netanyahu is unlikely to be concerned about the exit of the New Right, given his fractious relationship with Bennett.
Replacing the New Right party in the Knesset is a newly formed far-right alliance called the United Right, which includes the remnants of Shaked and Bennett’s previous party, Jewish Home, along with the extremist Jewish Power party. The United Right won five seats after Netanyahu pressured the other parties in the alliance to run jointly with Jewish Power, which even some Israelis on the far-right consider to be beyond the political pale.
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