Israel elections: PM Yair Lapid concedes defeat to Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid conceded defeat to Benjamin Netanyahu, making approach for the longest-serving prime minister to kind the subsequent authorities.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 3, 2022 23:51 IST

Israel PM Yair Lapid (L) and former premier Benjamin Netanyahu (R). (Photos: Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid conceded defeat to Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. Lapid congratulated his opponent and mentioned, “The State of Israel is above all political considerations and I wish Netanyahu success for the sake of the people of Israel and the State of Israel.”

Netanyahu’s celebration Likud and its far-right allies gained a transparent majority and is ready to kind the subsequent authorities to finish the political deadlock that has been plaguing the nation. The Netanyahu-led right-wing bloc gained 64 seats within the 120-member Knesset – the Israeli parliament.

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The common elections had been held on November 1 with the nation going to the polls for the fifth time in lower than 4 years. Israel has been locked in an unprecedented interval of political stalemate since 2019, when Netanyahu, the nation’s longest-serving prime minister, was charged with bribery, fraud and breach of belief.

According to the newest updates from the Central Elections Committee, Netanyahu’s Likud celebration will obtain 31 seats, Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid 24, Religious Zionism 14, National Unity 12, Shas 11 and United Torah Judaism could have eight seats.

(With enter from PTI)

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Edited By:

Rishabh Sharma

Published On:

Nov 3, 2022