Israel Elections: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced his resignation as leader of the country’s government on Thursday, admitting that his party had lost the general election, and he congratulated opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, whose coalition of right-wing parties had won a comfortable majority in the legislature to form the nation’s next government and end the current political impasse.
With 99 percent of the votes in, the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu has a commanding advantage with 64 members in the 120-member Knesset, clearing the road for his victorious comeback.
Lapid, who has been acting as Prime minister for the previous four months, claimed that he called Netanyahu and wished him luck in his triumph.
He continued by saying that he had given orders for the Prime Minister’s Office departments to get ready for a smooth transition of authority.
In a tweet, Lapid stated that “The State of Israel is beyond any political consideration. I wish Netanyahu luck for the sake of the people of Israel and the State of Israel.”
In a historic fifth vote in four years, Israelis went to the polls on Tuesday to end the political deadlock that has paralysed the Jewish nation.
The Central Elections Committee’s most recent reports indicate that Prime Minister Lapid’s Yesh Atid will win 24 seats, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud 31seats, Religious Zionism 14, National Unity 12, Shas 11, and United Torah Judaism 8 seats.
Yisrael Beytenu, Ra’am, and Hadash-Ta’al are among the smaller parties that have exceeded the 3.25 percent barrier necessary to be represented in the Knesset or parliament. Yisrael Beytenu will have six members, and Ra’am is predicted to gain five seats. The new information predicts that the Labour Party will only take four seats.
The left-wing Meretz party, which was already on the verge of qualifying, now appears to have retreated even more.
Balad, an Arab party that broke away from the larger coalition of Arab parties to go independent, also appears to be falling short of the required percentage.
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There would be a dramatic decrease in the proportion of women in the coalition under Netanyahu.
According to the Times of Israel newspaper, the parties that support the former prime minister are expected to elect 9 female members, but none from the ultra-Orthodox groups.
Based on these findings, the coalition formed by Netanyahu is likely to have nine female members, including three from the extreme right’s Religious Zionism and six from his Likud party. However, the number may increase as a result of ministry selections.
After a brief period in opposition, the result represents a spectacular comeback for Netanyahu, who is now on trial in three corruption allegations.
Since Netanyahu, the nation’s longest-serving leader, was accused of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in 2019, Israel has been mired in an unprecedented period of political gridlock.
Israel’s 6.78 million citizens could vote for the 25th Knesset.
It was possible for roughly 210,720 new voters to cast their ballots, which added an intriguing dimension to the election and accounted for four to five seats.
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With Netanyahu back in office, Indo-Israeli relations are likely to improve.
Netanyahu, a supporter of close connections between Israel and India, was the second Israeli Prime Minister to travel to India in January 2018. In July 2017, after much speculation about how well the two leaders got along, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made history by travelling to Israel for the first time.
During Modi’s visit to Israel, India and Israel upgraded their bilateral ties to a strategic partnership. Since that time, the focus of the two nations’ relationship has been on deepening their knowledge-based partnership, which includes working together on innovations and research as well as advancing the “Make in India” project.
Although there are clear signs of further progress with I2U2 (India, Israel, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates) and discussions about a free trade agreement, India’s relations with Israel have remained steady and strong even under the current leadership. However, they have not lived up to the heightened hype that is so obvious with Netanyahu in power.
Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, gave off the impression for many years that he could do no wrong politically.
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