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(45,358 posts)Far RW crap is dying everywhere.
blm
(113,063 posts)but, I expect his ego won't be handle living in Israel if he's defeated and he'll make a big show of moving to the US to be surrounded by the NWO Republicans who worship him as a god amongst men.
spanone
(135,841 posts)what a pandering ass.
yeah, look at your watch bibi, your time is up.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Or will he have to come here and be the "expert Middle East analyst"?
TheCowsCameHome
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(21,573 posts)I thought the party with the most seats got to put a PM suggestion to the Israeli president, and that is the person that would be nominated and voted on by their parliament, but then I just read this:
So, Who Is Going to Win?
Recent polling suggests Herzogs center-left party could best Netanyahus right-wing Likud party in total votes.
The latest Dialog organization poll published by Haaretz had the Zionist Union pulling 24 seats and Likud pulling just 21.
But its hard to see how Herzog gets to the magic number 61. This means Netanyahu will likely get the first stab at forming a government with the other right-wing parties, which probably leaves him in the PMs office.
So Bibi's party could lose to the Zionist union but Bibi could still be PM? What confuses me is the article saying Herzog was unlikely to get 61 seats (their parliament has 120 so 61 is a majority). Why does he need 61 when 24 would give his party the most seats? Artcle here explains their process:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/benjamin-netanyahu-front-center-todays-israeli-elections/story?id=29688996
Spazito
(50,349 posts)"Understanding Tuesday's vote
Which candidate gets the chance to form a government as prime minister is a judgment call for the nation's president, leaving voters to plot a game plan of their own."
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/star-tribune/20150317/281771332673082/TextView
FSogol
(45,488 posts)Takket
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(45,488 posts)2banon
(7,321 posts)and this election will be a great time for that to occur.
Not holding my breath though faith in common sense prevailing within the population would be restored.
2naSalit
(86,636 posts)if he can't piece together a majority in the Parliament, it should spark another election in the near future... a kind of "no confidence" sort of thing... isn't it?
I am not fully well informed on this but, iirc, that's how it works over there.
Someone who is more informed, I welcome correction... because if this is how it works, there's still hope even if he does win this round.