Netanyahu pushes to unite Israeli right wing
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging right-wing factions to merge their candidate lists ahead of a Tuesday deadline. Opinion polls forecast a defeat for his coalition in the upcoming October 27 election.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scrambling to unify right-wing factions ahead of a Tuesday deadline to avert an election defeat forecast by polls. The nationalist-religious coalition faces severe pressure following the 2023 attack by Hamas and subsequent regional conflicts. Surveys indicate Netanyahu's Likud party could lose a third of its parliamentary seats in the October 27 vote.
