[goldstategop]

Prime Minister Netanyahu clinched 61 seats when the critical centrist party's Moshe Kahlon of Kulanu recommended him to Israel's President Reuven Rivlin - he thus attained the minimum number of seats required for a Knesset majority. Later in the day, Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beitenu faction with 6 seats also recommended Netanyahu, bringing his coalition total to 67, a comfortable majority. Netanyahu can begin forming his new government on Wednesday, after Israel's President receives the official election results and he can then charge him with that mandate.

[Arm_Bears]

Obama will sulk for the remainder of the week.

[DoodleDawg]

Netenyahu’s last coalition lasted about two years. It’ll be interesting to see if this one last longer or ends sooner.