Netanyahu Set to Remain Caretaker PM After Election
Broadcasters projected 53 seats for Netanyahu's bloc, while Arab Israeli parties won a record 19 and markets fell more than 3%
- On Wednesday, Binyamin Netanyahu appeared set to remain Israel's caretaker prime minister after his right-wing bloc won 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, well ahead of Gadi Eisenkot's opposition with 48 seats.
- Turnout reached 77.7 per cent, the highest in two decades, while parties representing Arab Israelis won an unprecedented 19 seats, leaving Eisenkot without a realistic path to power since many Jewish political leaders reject Arab backing.
- Markets reacted negatively to the caretaker government prospect; Tel Aviv's key benchmark stock indexes fell more than 3 per cent. The result reflected a rightward shift among Israeli Jews, with nearly all Jewish parties now opposing an independent Palestinian state.
- Addressing supporters, Netanyahu urged the formation of a "strong, right-wing national government" and raised the prospect of renewed joint military action against Iran alongside US President Donald Trump, who claimed his endorsement "helped him a lot."
- Netanyahu would remain caretaker prime minister during coalition negotiations, potentially until another election next year. Regional tensions persist; Iranian citizen Abdollah Karimi warned of the "possibility of attack," while Egypt's Outhman Selim expressed frustration over the far-right shift.
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