2019 Election

Likud representatives cites irregularities at a number of polling places in Arab communities, including one that reported a suspicious 97% voter turnout and round vote totals.

Movement for Integrity, a left-wing NGO, wants High Court of Justice to overturn President Reuven Rivlin's decision to task PM Netanyahu with forming next government. Petitioners stress they do not seek to question the result of the election, because in Israel the public votes for parties and not the prime minister.

Election day in Israel has become a day of mourning for some critics of Israel.

In broadcast remarks on Tuesday, president says Likud leader "now has a majority of Knesset members" behind him.

Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman once again wants the defense and absorption portfolios, says his recommendation is also dependent on the passage of a highly contested military conscription law in its original form.

Blue and White representatives tell President Reuven Rivlin they cannot form unity government with Prime Minister Netanyahu "under these circumstances." United Torah Judaism: Final count will give us one extra seat.

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked may join Likud, i24NEWS reports, citing Israeli media. Central Elections Committee refutes New Right's claims of vote-counting irregularities, says party representatives were permitted to examine materials from the special voting stations.

The point of an effective opposition is to provide well-grounded criticism of the elected government and convince the public that it presents a viable alternative – not to vote down any and all legislation that originates with the government.

By seeking to override or ignore the will of Israeli democracy, they are accelerating the breakdown of the rapidly eroding bipartisan consensus in favor of the Jewish state.

Netanyahu won because of his sense of purpose and because the people know his grasp of history makes him particularly qualified