# New elections in Israel **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [December 24, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-elections-in-israel/826637 "2018-12-24T17:41:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-elections-in-israel/826637/21 "2019-05-29T22:45:38Z")
Alessan, do you see either of the following happening: 1. Right-wing parties saying they would form a coalition with Blue & White or 2. The Israeli public shifting their trust from the right wing to the left wing? If neither of those are happening, I don’t see how Likud doesn’t still form the next coalition. Personally, I don’t see either of those happening, but I’m sure I’m not as tuned in to the Israeli street as you are. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-elections-in-israel/826637/22 "2019-05-29T22:57:03Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Alessan, do you see either of the following happening: > > 1. Right-wing parties saying they would form a coalition with Blue & White or > 2. The Israeli public shifting their trust from the right wing to the left wing? > > If neither of those are happening, I don’t see how Likud doesn’t still form the next coalition. Personally, I don’t see either of those happening, but I’m sure I’m not as tuned in to the Israeli street as you are. The Likud will most likely form the government - but which Likud? What you’re missing is that Blue and White would be probably willing to enter into a coalition with the Likud - even as the junior member - so long as Netanyahu is not in charge. As would Labor too, I’m guessing, if it keeps the far-right out. Every poll says that a majority of voters want a moderate, center-right coalition. It’s Bibi’s who’s the stumbling block. The next few weeks will be interesting. I suspect some knives will be coming out. ---
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-elections-in-israel/826637/23 "2019-05-29T23:18:12Z")
I was going to ask how would Wikipedia handle this… [2019 Israeli legislative election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Israeli_legislative_election) is a disambiguation page for the two elections. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-elections-in-israel/826637/24 "2019-06-01T04:40:06Z")
Has it ever happened before in Israel that new elections are called so soon after the last ones because of a failure to put together a coalition? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-elections-in-israel/826637/25 "2019-06-01T08:14:24Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Has it ever happened before in Israel that new elections are called so soon after the last ones because of a failure to put together a coalition? Not even once in the country’s 71-year history. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-elections-in-israel/826637.md?page=1)