Netanyahu to form new Government after election win

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will do everything in his power to ensure the "well-being and security" of all Israeli citizens.

Netanyahu made the comments at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, a day after his conservative Likud party scored Israel’s parliamentary election.

With nearly all of the ballots counted, Likud captured 30 of the 120 seats in parliament, compared with 24 seats for its main challenger, the Zionist Union, led by Isaac Herzog. 

Exit polls last Tuesday projected a tight race, with the two sides at 24 seats apiece.

Netanyahu said he intends to form a government in the next two to three weeks, which will give him a fourth term as prime minister.

A statement from his office said he has already reached out to the smaller parties in order to form the 61-seat coalition he needs to govern. 

VOA