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Can Eisenkot find 61 seats before the clock runs out?
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Israel's new Knesset has 120 seats, and no bloc holds a majority. Netanyahu's side holds 53, Eisenkot's 48, the Arab parties 19. A majority needs 61.
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- Netanyahu bloc53
- Eisenkot bloc48
- Arab parties19
Majority: 61
Eisenkot has 28 days to build a government. On arriving at the Knesset, he said he is committed to a national emergency government as quickly as possible.
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Eisenkot has 67 members backing him, against 46 for Netanyahu. Liberman claims 48 seats plus seven from UTJ and six from Shas make 61. Without the Arab parties the bloc is short. Netanyahu excludes them, three parties in Eisenkot's camp oppose them joining, and some Jewish allies balk at relying on them.
- Eisenkot67 members
- Netanyahu46 members
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- Le SoirIsrael: The president officially announces the inauguration of the new Parliament
- NEWS 24/7Israel: Eisenkot accelerates for a government without Netanyahu
- H KαθημερινήIsrael: In search of an “unorthodox” step
- Η ΝαυτεμπορικήLiberman: We can form a 61-seat majority - “End Netanyahu's rule, once and for all”
- ΣΚΑΪIsrael: 61 signatures collected to replace the Knesset speaker
- Notícias ao MinutoEisenkot says he wants to form a government “as quickly as possible”