Netanyahu’s eight-seat problem

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 3, 2026Country: Israel
Politics
Netanyahu’s eight-seat problem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led bloc won the most seats in the general election but is eight seats short of a majority. Netanyahu faces several possible paths to forming a government, including reaching out to former rivals or relying on far-right allies. Each option comes with a political cost, Al Jazeera journalist Nada Qaddourah explains.

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