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Golan accuses Netanyahu of trying to stay in power after election
Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to overturn the election results and stay in power.
Golan said police had arrested activists without warrants and that the Shin Bet had tried to question elected officials without evidence; these are his allegations.
The Oct.
27 election left no bloc with a majority in Israel’s 120-seat Knesset: Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats, opposition parties won 48, and Arab parties won 19.
Opposition leaders agreed to recommend Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, and he could receive support from 67 lawmakers if all opposition and Arab lawmakers back him.
The parties have not agreed on a coalition, and Avigdor Lieberman has ruled out joining a minority government that relies on Arab parties.
Israel’s president will consult elected parties before appointing a lawmaker to form a government; the new Knesset is due to meet on Nov.
10, while opposition parties are also seeking to replace its speaker.
Yair Golan accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to overturn the parliamentary election results and remain in power.
Golan said police arrested political activists without warrants and the Shin Bet tried to question senior elected officials without presenting evidence.
Opposition leaders agreed to recommend Gadi Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog to form the next government.
The Oct. 27 election left Netanyahu’s bloc with 53 seats, opposition parties with 48 and Arab parties with 19 in the 120-member Knesset.
The opposition parties have yet to agree on a governing coalition.
- Who
- Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats party, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- What
- Golan alleged Netanyahu was trying to overturn the election results and stay in power.
- When
- Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026; the election was held on Oct. 27.
- Where
- Israel.
- Why
- Golan said the outgoing government was refusing to recognize the election results and that its continued control of state institutions endangered democracy.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Israel held parliamentary elections.
Opposition leaders met in Herzliya and agreed to recommend Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government.
Yair Golan accused Netanyahu of trying to overturn the election results and stay in power.
The newly elected Knesset is scheduled to hold its inaugural session.
- Election date
- Oct. 27
- Netanyahu’s bloc
- 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset
- Opposition parties
- 48 seats
- Arab parties
- 19 seats
- Opposition nominee
- Gadi Eisenkot
- Inaugural Knesset session
- Scheduled for Nov. 10
What people are saying
Netanyahu lost. He refuses to recognize the results, and he is trying to carry out a coup and seize power by force,
Every additional minute that the outgoing government holds the centers of power is a danger to Israeli democracy,
You must be loyal to the law and the State of Israel, not to a prime minister, not to a party and not to any political interest.