Chances for last-minute resolution look dim as Israel PM and main rival can't agree on who should lead. FMTNews Israel
JERUSALEM: After months of political turmoil, Israel and its embattled premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday looked headed for a third election within a year unless they can resolve a stalemate before midnight.
A last-ditch deal to avert a third general election in 12 months must be reached before an 11.59pm deadline, after which President Reuven Rivlin must declare negotiations failed and call fresh polls. Israeli media broadly agreed Tuesday that the talks had all but collapsed and Israel’s weary electorate, for the first time ever, would be asked to go to the polls for a third time within 12 months.
Israel’s proportional system is reliant on coalition building, and both parties fell well short of the 61 seats needed to form a coalition in the 120-seat Knesset. Both parties had been trying to convince Avigdor Lieberman, a crucial kingmaker, to join their blocs. He strongly denies the allegations and accuses the country’s media, police and prosecution of a witch-hunt.
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