Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his bloc had won an\n\u201cabsolute majority\u201d of parliamentary seats following Tuesday\u2019s (27\nOctober) legislative election. He called for the formation of a\nright-wing national government.<\/p>\n
According to AFP and Al Jazeera, on Wednesday (28 October 2026),\nNetanyahu said his Likud party was Israel\u2019s largest party. He also\ncalled for a strong \u201cright-wing national government\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must form a strong right-wing government,\u201d Netanyahu told\ncheering supporters.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu said the final election results were expected within the\nnext day or two. However, he said two things were already clear: his\nparty was the largest, and no one could challenge it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we are seeing is that the Likud party is the largest party; no\none can challenge us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe second thing that is also clear is that the right-wing bloc has\na majority. And it is an absolute majority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Addressing his supporters, Netanyahu said a right-wing national\ngovernment needed to be formed. He added that Israel must not depend on\nparties led by Arabs, whom he described as being \u201copposed to our\nexistence\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Jewish and Zionist majority must unite,\u201d Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is impossible to have a government supported by Arab parties,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The speech, delivered after 3am (0100 GMT), was brief by Netanyahu\u2019s\nstandards. Although he did not explicitly claim victory, he noted that\nhis Likud party was projected to be the largest single party.<\/p>\n
Israeli Arab parties made significant gains, potentially enabling the\nopposition to take power, although Netanyahu\u2019s main rival, Gadi\nEisenkot, has said he would not form a government with the minority\ngroups.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu also accused Israeli television channels of trying to\ndiscourage his supporters from voting by projecting stronger results for\nopposition parties.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/netanyahu-claims-absolute-majority-pledges-right-wing-government-1793159547", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }