Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of trying to illegally cling to power

Opposition leader Yair Golan accused Netanyahu of trying to illegally cling to power after the 27 October election left both blocs short of the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset: Netanyahu's camp took 53 seats, the opposition 48, and Arab-led parties a record 19. Opposition parties have asked Gadi Eisenkot, a former armed forces chief, to form a "national emergency government" by bringing in the Arab parties, a coalition Eisenkot had previously ruled out; Netanyahu's own camp has no such path to 61. Israel's election commission said allegations of fraud, which Netanyahu has repeated without evidence, would not affect the result's validity.

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