--- title: "With 64 seats, Netanyahu is poised to become the next Prime Minister." description: "6th election was held in Israel as there was no stable government. Netanyahu is all set to become next Prime Minister" author: "Arya Singh" published: 2022-11-05 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84125/with-64-seats-netanyahu-is-poised-to-become-the-next-prime-minister category: "politics" tags: ["elections", "israel", "palestine", "arab countries"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # With 64 seats, Netanyahu is poised to become the next Prime Minister. In a lengthy political crisis that saw voters split over Netanyahu's suitability to continue while facing a corruption conviction, [**Israel**](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82524/israeli-palestinian-conflict-can-be-solved-know-how) **held its sixth election in four years on Tuesday**. The next elections in Israel were previously slated to take place no later than November 11, 2025, in accordance with the four-year term limit imposed by Basic Law: The [Government](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/276/performance-of-government-in-the-center), as no party has been able to establish a stable coalition since 2019. In [Israel'](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81569/uae-and-israel-are-now-friends-thanks-to-usa)s 120-seat Knesset, which is comprised of extreme nationalist and orthodox jews supporters, **64 seats were won by Netanyahu**. His coalition's rivals, led by **Lapid, gained 51** seats, and a small Arab [independent](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/98599/what-is-the-longest-river-in-the-commonwealth-of-independent-states) party secured the remaining seats. The far-right Religious Zionism party, whose leading candidate, *Itamar Ben-Gvir, is a follower anti-Arab rabbi, is anticipated to be Netanyahu's key coalition partner.* The divisive **After 12 [years in office](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32953/who-was-the-president-from-1933-to-1945-the-only-president-to-serve-more-than-8-years-in-office), Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader**, was overthrown in 2021 by an ideologically diverse coalition that included a tiny Arab party for the first time in Israeli history. In a slew of scandals involving affluent allies and media moguls, Netanyahu is accused of fraud, breach of trust, and receiving bribes. He denies any wrongdoing and views the prosecution as a witch hunt [against him](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39429/which-defender-gave-messi-the-hardest-challenge-or-which-defenders-have-fared-well-against-him) led by a corrupt [judicial system](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93643/do-you-agree-that-the-judicial-system-of-india-is-the-same-for-all-castes-religions-classes-groups-and-individuals) and an adversarial media. Itamar Ben Gvi has consistently denounced attacks carried out by Palestinian terrorists; as a result, he stated in one of his tweets that these **perpetrators must be eliminated for the sake of [national security](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/106107/how-does-the-national-security-council-function).** Even though many people see him as a far-right extremist, he believes that these actions are necessary to reclaim his country from invaders. Many Palestinians saw Jews as the enemy, and following riots, Jews there established the Jewish paramilitary Haganah group. Jews have always been the only enemies in history, and Arabs wanted Jews to leave the land, just as they wanted Hindus to leave Pakistan and India's boundaries. Israel consequently [emerged as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44986/name-the-indian-state-which-has-emerged-as-the-most-well-read-city-in-india-as-per-the-india-s-annual-reading-trends-reports-for-2018-by-amazon-india) a military superpower while being surrounded by foes and countless terrorist organisations. This is a major factor in Netanyahu's 12-year tenure as [prime minister](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/30440/the-race-to-become-britain-s-new-prime-minister). --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84125/with-64-seats-netanyahu-is-poised-to-become-the-next-prime-minister Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.