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Israel’s Likud rules out Netanyahu stepping aside
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Lawmakers from Israel’s ruling Likud party say they will only accept Benjamin Netanyahu as the party’s candidate for prime minister, "regardless of the election results."Netanyahu’s party issued a statement Sunday saying that all of its Knesset members signed a "unity petition" affirming that Netanyahu "is the only Likud candidate for prime minister - and there will be no other candidate." The move appeared aimed at quashing any demand by potential coalition partners that Netanyahu step down. Netanyahu passed David Ben-Gurion last month as Israel’s longest serving prime minister and seeks re-election for a fourth consecutive term. Israel is holding an unprecedented repeat election on September 17 after Netanyahu failed to form a government following April’s vote. He also faces a pre-indictment hearing in a series of corruption cases. Benjamin Netanyahu 2019-08-05 Israel's Left Struggles for Traction in Bid to Topple Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu 2019-08-02 Israeli Islamic State fighter captured in Syria asks Netanyahu to bring him home Benjamin Netanyahu 2019-08-02 Israel approves homes for Palestinians, settlers Posted by: Fred 2019-08-05 |
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