Israel: Netanyahu’s far-right alliance loses support

Tel Aviv, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli opposition would return to power if a new election should be held, less than four months after the last one, a survey revealed the loss of popularity of the far-right alliance headed by Benjamin Netanyahu.

February 24, 2023
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According to a poll published by the Maariv newspaper, opponents of Netanyahu’s government would win 65 of the 120 seats in the Knesset (Parliament) while the ruling coalition would fall from 64 to 55 seats.

The investigation highlighted that the party led by former Prime Minister Yair Lapid would become the country’s largest by winning 27 seats, while Netanyahu’s Likud would drop to a second position with 26.

The main beneficiary of Likud’s problems would be “National Unity”, a right-wing formation, but whose leaders, Benny Gantz and Gideon Sa’ar, refuse to join forces with Netanyahu.

The right-wing alliance suffered a great wear and tear after less than four months in power due to the promotion of several controversial projects, especially the judicial reform, which has divided Israel, the press reported.

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