Netanyahu, opposition blocs tied as 55% back unity government if election inconclusive: Poll

An Israeli opinion poll published on Friday showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc and the opposition tied, with neither reaching the majority needed to form a government, while 55% of respondents favored a unity government if the upcoming election produces no decisive result, Anadolu reports. The Maariv poll, published 11 days before the Oct. 27 general election, showed that if voting were held today, both Netanyahu’s bloc and the Jewish opposition would win 51 seats each in the 120-member Knesset. Arab lawmakers, meanwhile, were projected to win 14 seats, while the Reservists Party would secure four, without indicating which bloc it would support. A government requires the backing of at least 61 lawmakers. Otherwise, Israel could face another election. Both […]