Posted on 01/22/2013 11:31:53 AM PST by Dave346
Turnout is highest since 1999. Netanyahu is favored to win his 3rd term as PM.
So it seems that Lapid’s Yesh Atid Party is center-left, so what does that mean for Netanyahu & Likud? Will Lapid be willing to go along with Netanyahu or will there be friction? From what I can see, Lapid is more concerned with domestic issues and seems to want to put the foreign issues (like Iran) on the back burner.
Channel 1 exit poll:
Likud-Beytenu 31; Yesh Atid 19; Labor 17; Jewish Home 12; Shas 11; Hatnua 7; Meretz 7; United Torah Judaism 6; Hadash 3; Ra’am Ta’al 3; Balad 2; Otzma Leyisrael 2.
Channel 2 exit poll:
Likud-Beytenu 31; Yesh Atid 19; Labor 17; Shas 12; Jewish Home 12; Meretz 7; Hatnua 7; United Torah Judaism 6; Hadash 4; Ra’am Ta’al 3; Balad 2.
Channel 10 exit poll:
Likud-Beytenu 31; Yesh Atid 18; Labor 17; Shas 13; Jewish Home 12; Hatnua 6; United Torah Judaism 6; Meretz 6; Hadash 5; Ra’am Ta’al 4; Balad 2.
“Now what makes us think that Axelgreas isn’t over there giving the oposition a hand to defeat Bibi? The Won is an evil revengeful type of guy, right?”
I do. Maybe not Axelrod, but other obama/clinton strategists, I have no doubt.
Also, comment made by obama made right before election: “Netanyahu doesn’t know what’s best for Israel”
Bibi will hold Obama's feet to the fire on Iran--something the GOP won't do.
Election turnout has been announced at 66.6%.
Highest since 2003 but not as high as expected earlier in the day.
Reuters calling him the “bruised winner.”
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged the bruised winner of Israel’s election on Tuesday, with his hawkish bloc unexpectedly losing ground to resurgent center-left challengers, exit polls showed.
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It looks like that Netanyahu will remain Prime Minister, but his coalition’s lead in the Knesset has narrowed to just 4 seats at 62 to 58 (between the right and left coalitions).
I am thankful that Netanyahu will be able to stay in office. We someone with a spine as the Israeli Prime Minister.
I will focus on “winner” and let Reuters worry about “bruised.”
Assuming the average of the polls is correct:
PLAN A - Likud + Jewish Home + Shas + UTJ
PLAN B - Yesh Atid + Labor + Meretz + Hatnua + Shas + UTJ
Shas has been willing, in the past, to join left-wing governments to preserve the exemption of the orthodox from military service. We call this, “king-maker.”
Lapid, who made ending the exemption a priority in his campaign, might be thinking that if he is willing to concede on the exemption, he might be the next prime minister.
Netanyahu certainly can figure this out (he is a master at this game). Therefore, he approaches Shas and UTJ, each of which would be more comfortable in a right-wing government, and offers the concession himself.
At the same time, he approaches Lapid and asks him to join his government based on concessions other than the exemption; or - if Shas and UTJ hesitate or ever withdraw from the ruling coalition - with a promise to then review the exemption. This way Netanyahu has a chance to form a robust and balanced ruling coalition.
18 mandates for Yesh Atid?! Zeh balagan! Zot fadicha! S@#$#@!
“I will focus on “winner” and let Reuters worry about “bruised.””
:-) No doubt Netanyahu is doing the same. lol
Also, comment made by obama made right before election: “Netanyahu doesn’t know what’s best for Israel”
You are so correct!! This man is so bold, so arrogant and now nothing can stop him -nothing is in his way. I heard/read that Chuck Hagel is on some board of directors of a group in Chicago that is Soros Funded? Imagine that. Hagel will get in and muck up the works along with John F’n Kerry (did you know I was in Vietnam) and then where will Bibi be? He is surrounded by evil and we are now turning against him. Bammy hates the USA and the Jews. Very, very dangerous for him to be leading this great nation.
He will have to bring in Yesh Atid to have a stable government.
The problem is he does not have a majority in his own coalition. Back in the 1980s and the Likud and Labor were always able to win 40 seats between them.
Now they’re small parties and neither of them would be the dominant party in a coalition government.
Just as likely to be Likud-Bet, Labor, Livni, Shas & UTJ.
Halikud - Israel Beitenu מחל 22.41% 23,043
Haavoda (Labor) אמת 13.69% 14,078
Yesh Atid פה 12.48% 12,828
Jewish Home טב 10.55% 10,843
Shas שס 9.49% 9,760
Meretz מרץ 5.73% 5,892
HaTnua צפ 5.26% 5,413
Yahadut HaTora ג 4.69% 4,819
Untied Arabs עם 3.38% 3,470
Otzma LeIsrael נץ 2.04% 2,095
Kadima כן 2.03% 2,091
Balad ד 1.50% 1,539
Am Shalem ץ 1.29% 1,327
Ale Yarok קנ 1.20% 1,232
Eretz Hdasha ז 1.01% 1,040
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Computer is driving me nuts. Out and in all day long.
The good news is the Arab fascist Balad party will not make into the Knesset.
Both Kadima and Otzma clear the 2% threshold and will make it into the next Knesset.
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Channel 2 has now adjusted their projection to 33 seats for Netanyahu’s party and 63 for the right bloc.
Will be interesting to see if these numbers keep going up as the actual votes come in.
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