Legislative in Israel: at the time of the count, the left is resisting

Former Labor Benny Gantz has long been Benyamin Netanyahu's great rival.

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The vote count continues in Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already proclaimed the victory of the right, but his party does not have a majority of the votes and remains neck and neck with his centrist rival Yair Lapid.

Despite everything, the Israeli left still managed to surprise.

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Israeli left, "who were said to be dying and in agony, is doing quite well in the new conjuncture.

If we add the votes of Meretz, the Labor Party and Benny Gantz, who is made up of former Labor members, we obtain a relatively significant score, honorable in any case of 20 deputies out of 120 ”,

observes Denis Charbit, professor of political science at the Open University of Israel. 

The Israeli left “is no longer the majority and hegemonic force it was in the past, but it is still a force to be reckoned with.

From this point of view, the left can consider itself satisfied insofar as it has practically doubled the scores that the polls predicted it before the election, ”

he continues.

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Hunting

 " with other parties

In order to keep his post, Beyamin Netanyahu will now start a " 

hunt

 " with the other parties to rally some additional support.

The hypothesis of an alliance between Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents from the center, from the left, appears acrobatic.

The outgoing Prime Minister has focused his election campaign around the success of Israel's vaccination strategy where nearly 50% of the population has already received two doses of the vaccine.

It was, however, once again marred by accusations of corruption, fraud and breach of trust that Benjamin Netanyahu refutes, but which brought him to justice.

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