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Israel will not get a new prime minister at least for now.
Israel’s two major parties, Kadima and Lukid win 28 and 27 seats respectively - both far away from the 61 seats a party needs to elect a new prime minister.
We’re following perspectives on potential outcomes of the election and what that means for Israelis and Palestinians, from the BBC, the AFP, Euronews.net and Israel’s Haaretz.com.
The BBC News headlines one article,
“Arab press despair as Israel votes.” BBCBBC highlights the skepticism of seven Arabic news organizations believing little change will happen in the region, regardless of who comes out on top. Adding for Arabs….
“Opinion polls suggest that there is little to choose between the incumbent Kadima party, headed by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, and the right-wing Likud, led by Binyamin Netanyahu.” BBC News AFP reports the opposite – specifically from the perspective of Hamas.
One senior Hamas member told the AFP the outcome of Israel’s election will show whether a truce deal in Gaza can be reached. He says…
"We're following the Israeli election. The election taking place…will determine what will happen.”
"If Netanyahu wins, I don't think that the current government will conclude an agreement. If the current government wins, they could reach an agreement." AFP
Euronews.net has another view from a former Israeli ambassador to Paris.
The former ambassador says he has not seen an Israeli leader who is capable of forming a productive relationship with Palestinians.
“Indeed, that is why for me personally the winner of this election is not very important, perhaps it is better if Netanyahu wins, that way at least we all know where we stand.” Euronews
Israel’s Haaretz.com points out which party wins the most seats is actually of secondary importance.
“Regardless of which party wins more votes, the candidate who gets the president’s nod to try to form a government next week will be the one with the best change of doing so.” HaaretzWho do you think would be best suited as Israel’s prime minister?
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I’m Charlotte Bellis for Newsy.com. Where multiple perspectives help provide the real story.
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