JERUSALEM, Dec 26 — Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a fresh challenge to his power today as his Likud party held leadership primaries in the run-up to a national election, the country’s third in under a year. Netanyahu, head of Likud for the past 14 years, is widely...
Thursday, 26 Dec 2019 05:52 PM MYTJERUSALEM, Dec 26 — Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a fresh challenge to his power today as his Likud party held leadership primaries in the run-up to a national election, the country’s third in under a year.
However, the challenge has added to pressures that have mounted this year on the four-term premier, who is under indictment and fighting for political survival. Netanyahu’s centrist rival in those elections, Benny Gantz, was also unable to form a coalition government, which has led Israel to political deadlock and an unprecedented third election.
Though the troubles of ‘King Bibi’ as he is nicknamed by his fans, do not seem to have dented the loyalty Netanyahu commands among his supporters, some Likud members have said it is time for fresh leadership.
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