Tag: Israel Elections 2022
Zehava Galon to quit as head of Meretz
Zehava Galon, the chairwoman of Israel’s far-left Meretz Party, will submit her resignation at a party meeting next week. She will remain in the post until at least the end of the year.
The announcement...
Netanyahu asks for patience as coalition negotiations ramp up
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday attempted to assuage concerns that coalition negotiations had reached an impasse, asking his supporters for “a little patience.”
“With God’s help we’ll establish a right-wing government,” the Likud...
Netanyahu primed to receive mandate to form government
The Religious Zionism and United Torah Judaism political parties recommended on Thursday that opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu be tasked with forming Israel’s next governing coalition.
The development comes a day after the other two parties...
Lapid survives as opposition leader, but challenges ahead
Following a decisive defeat at the polls, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has been accused of making every mistake in the book. But in one respect he has come out ahead. Though soundly...
After receiving official election results, Herzog sets date to grant mandate
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday received the official results of last week’s national elections from Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Yitzhak Amit, and said he intends to hand out the mandate to form...
Herzog to begin coalition consultations with party representatives
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will begin consultations on Wednesday with representatives of the political parties voted into the 25th Knesset, before tasking an individual—Benjamin Netanyahu, barring a force majeur—with forming a government based on...
Macron, world leaders congratulate Netanyahu on election victory
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday congratulated Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on his right-religious bloc’s victory in last week’s elections.
“I just called Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him for his victory in the elections....
Israeli coalition negotiations get underway
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu has tasked Likud Party ally Yariv Levin with beginning coalition negotiations, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
Levin has already started reaching out to the party heads in Netanyahu’s right-religious bloc,...
Lapid to concede election defeat in call to Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is expected to concede defeat in the national elections during a call with opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday afternoon, according to Walla.
Lapid has instructed his Yesh Atid party members...
Erdogan: Rapprochement with Israel to continue apace
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that his country’s rapprochement with Jerusalem would continue irrespective of the outcome of Israel’s national elections, Reuters reported.
“Whatever the election result, we want to maintain relations with Israel...