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Israeli PM Concedes Defeat

ISRAEL – Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to return as Israel’s Prime Minister after winning elections.

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November 4, 2022

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ISRAEL – Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to return as Israel’s Prime Minister after winning elections.

The outgoing Prime Minister congratulating Netanyahu instructing his staff to prepare for an organized transition of power.

Prime Minister Lapid who has served as Interim Prime Minister for four months made the announcement just before the final results were released showing Netanahu securing a parliamentary majority.

Prime Minister of Israel Yair Lapid says:

“We have no intention to stop. We have no intention to cease. Every Israeli citizen – religious or secular, leftist or rightist, Jewish or Arab, straight or LGBT – should know tonight that we will continue to fight for Israel to be a Jewish and democratic, liberal and progressive state.”

Netanyahu expects to form Israel’s most right-wing government in history when he takes power in the coming weeks.

Netanyahu who is on trial for corruption charges which he denies spoke to cheering supporters after he was declared the victor.