Israel's Netanyahu Appears Poised To build New Coalition After Securing Majority Backing

US News & World Report ^ | 03/23/2015 | AP

[goldstategop]

Israel's Prime Minister has secured a majority of backers in the new parliament and will now be tasked with forming the next government.

Israel's ceremonial President, Reuven Rivlin, was meeting Monday with the parties in Parliament to hear their recommendations before appointing who will form the next coalition government. After a resounding election victory for his Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu was assured of getting that nod.

It became a formality after the new centrist party Kulanu gave its nod to Netanyahu as well, giving him 61 backers out of the 120 in Parliament.

[goldstategop]

The critical endorsement came from the centrist Kulanu party. Netanyahu also has secured an endorsement from Yisrael Beitenu with 6 seats, which would give him 67 of the 120 seats in the Knesset.

Formation of a new government will begin later in the week after Israel's President is notified of the official election results and then he can entrust Netanyahu with setting up the new government in the coming weeks.

[Menehune56]

This is going to make Obama really mad when he reads about it in the newspapers.

[Steely Tom]

Israel's Netanyahu Appears Poised To build New Coalition After Securing Majority Backing

Shouldn't he get permission from President Obama first?