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A new wildcard could secure Netanyahu an election victory, but its backing comes with an impossible demand

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Analysis Sources not specified Context piece
  • Israel’s election is scheduled for October, but the article highlights September 8 as a day of concern for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • New political parties have been forming in Israel almost monthly, creating a crowded field of small parties.
  • Netanyahu has warned that voting for these parties could give victory to what he called the “fascist left.”

Israel’s election is not due until October, but Benjamin Netanyahu already has reason to be nervous about September 8, described as a decisive day in the article.

The country has seen so many new political parties formed this year that counting them requires several hands. New parties have appeared almost every month, creating a growing field of what Netanyahu calls “micro-parties.”

micro-parties

· Benjamin NetanyahuNetanyahu’s label for the many small political parties being formed in Israel.

The prime minister has taken aim at these small formations. In a video posted on social media at the end of August, he warned that voting for them could hand an election victory to what he called “the fascist left.”

the fascist left

· Benjamin NetanyahuHis description of the political forces he said could win if voters backed small parties.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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