Posted on 02/12/2009 1:56:37 PM PST by Shellybenoit
With the final count nearly complete, it is now possible to draw some tentative conclusions regarding the 2009 Israeli elections. The coalition arithmetic remains painfully complex. It is impossible presently to predict with certainty what type of government will finally emerge from the frantic alliance building efforts now being undertaken by Kadima leader Tsipi Livni and Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu. Both leaders declared themselves the victor at rival rallies last night. However, some more substantive trends may already be gleaned from the figures.
Firstly, the elections represented a very significant defeat for the traditional Israeli left. Between them, parties representing the historic Israeli left now command only 16 seats in the 120 member Knesset (13 for the Labour Party, and 3 for the Meretz list).
Israeli party loyalties have become fluid...
(Excerpt) Read more at yidwithlid.blogspot.com ...
I was reading somewhere that the military vote was yet to be counted...That should favor ‘Bibi’???
all done now,,,nothing changed
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