2013 Israeli legislative election

2013 Israeli legislative election

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All 120 seats in the Knesset 61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	67.77% (3.05pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/– Likud Yisrael Beiteinu Benjamin Netanyahu 23.34 31 −11 Yesh Atid Yair Lapid 14.33 19 New Labor Shelly Yachimovich 11.39 15 +2 Jewish Home Naftali Bennett 9.12 12 +5 Shas Eli Yishai 8.75 11 +1 UTJ Yaakov Litzman 5.16 7 +2 Hatnua Tzipi Livni 4.99 6 New Meretz Zehava Gal-On 4.55 6 +3 Ra'am Ibrahim Sarsur 3.65 4 0 Hadash Mohammad Barakeh 2.99 4 0 Balad Jamal Zahalka 2.56 3 0 Kadima Shaul Mofaz 2.09 2 −26 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Benjamin Netanyahu Likud Benjamin Netanyahu Likud Yisrael Beiteinu

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Early legislative elections were held in Israel on 22 January 2013 to elect the 120 members of the nineteenth Knesset.^[1][2] Public debate over the Tal Law had nearly led to early elections in 2012, but they were aborted at the last moment after Kadima briefly joined the government. The elections were later called in early October 2012 after failure to agree on the budget for the 2013 fiscal year.

The elections saw the Likud Yisrael Beiteinu alliance emerge as the largest faction in the Knesset, winning 31 of the 120 seats. Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu formed the country's thirty-third government after establishing a coalition with Yesh Atid, the Jewish Home, and Hatnua, which between them held 68 seats.