国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Netanyahu wins Israeli parliament elections but still short of securing major_时事

国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Netanyahu wins Israeli parliament elections but still short of securing major

Voter turnout this time was one of the highest in Israeli elections in recent decades, which stood at 71 percent, as the overwhelming majority of the public does not want to see the fourth election in the coming months.

"So some people from the left might join the right-wing bloc, or we are going to find some new coalitions that we didn't think of beforehand," Bar-Yoshafat said.

In two weeks' time, Netanyahu will make his first court appearance as a defendant indicted for fraud, breach of trust and bribery.

His opponents believe that if he leads a new government, he will use his position to circumvent the judicial system.

Netanyahu, who has denied any wrongdoing, has also denied that he will try to change legislation in his favor.

For Gantz who has vowed not to rely on the Arab votes to secure a majority, his center-left bloc has only about 40 seats without the about 15-seat Joint List of the main Arab-majority parties in Israel.

There is always the option of a unity government between the Likud and Blue and White, although it would mean both Gantz and Netanyahu have to break strict election commitments.

Netanyahu campaigned for a right-wing government leaning on Orthodox Jewish parties that would implement a hardline agenda and promote a complete annexation of the West Bank.