Early Elections Called In Israel

Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, said at a Likud party meeting that he wants to call an early general election. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Israeli PM Calls for Early Parliamentary Elections -- Voice of America

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for early parliamentary elections, indicating that he would like them to be held in four months. Mr. Netanyahu's right-wing coalition has been one of the most stable in recent times. But there were growing divisions, primarily over domestic issues.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the dissolution of his coalition government more than a year before scheduled elections and told cheering members of his Likud party that he would like elections to be held in September.


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