What tough situation

The final results wont be in until Friday morning or afternoon.
The double envelopes which include the soldiers vote haven't been counted yet .

The center/left are not getting devastated , its the same voters spread differently plus there was low
turnout due to apathy and corona .

Im surprised Blue and White got so many votes they were done when Gantz joined with Bibi .

This morning Raam got thru with a possible five seats , that could change everything depending on
who they join with .

Right now the pro Bibi block has just 52 seats and the anti Bibi block has 56.

Thats not counting Yamina or Raam.

Bennett will support Bibi. that takes Bibi to 59.

still needs another 2.

Likud are in fighting over the possibility of accepting Raam or not , the kahanists will never
sit with them so its all pointless .

Saar has just rejected any chance of joining a Bibi led coalition .

Bennett is making moves to become next leader of the right and is trying
to build his own coalition .

See : https://www.ynetnews.com/article/SyRwxRYEO

Likud and the kahanists wont accept Raam but we will accept Bennet

it is unclear if Ra'am will sit in the coalition, or on the outside supporting a minority government.
What I like about this potential coalition is that not only would the Kahnist religious zionist party be on the outside, but so would UTJ and Shas.

Best thing that could happen is to shrink the power of those religious parties.

Sure , read this and weep :

https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/SkPBDHdN00

Block Kahanist parties from being allowed to participate in the elections? I know they have been blocked in the past.

do anything to stay in power , thats a great example .

Kahanism Has No Place in the Knesset
7 March 2019

https://www.nif.org/stories/human-rights-democracy/kahanism-has-no-place-in-the-knesset/

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I don't follow Israeli politics act all. I know there have been four elections over two years, and there is already speculation about a fifth.

The impression I have is that the reason Likud has not been able to assemble a coalition over this period is PM Netanyahu himself. And his overriding priority is not governing, but keeping himself out of prison.

So a stalemate is better than a jailmate.

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so you aren't using the r word. It is hurtful and derogatory.

before a 5th election is called?

28 days to form a coalition , you can usually add another two weeks to that .
If he can't then probably Rivlin will ask Yeah Arid to try.
If Lapid can't do it either then it will be elections once again.

more or less from the day that Rivlin gave Bibi to form a coalition.

When people say to me that the US needs a parliamentary form of government, I point to countries like Israel, Italy (plus a few others), of the downsides of a parliamentary form of government. Major fractions, hard to form a stable long term coalition.

to form a coalition and after the fiasco of the last 24 hours I seriously doubt Rivlin will
extend the time limit .

Today even senior members of the Likud are in shock at his antics and are speaking out .

Im referring to this :

https://www.timesofisrael.com/insane-cabinet-bedlam-as-netanyahu-tries-to-wriggle-out-of-unity-straitjacket/

I agree with you that we seriously need to change our electoral system but I dont see it happening in my
lifetime .

that he would pull this off. He wants a new AG in place who will drop the charges, or try to postpone from proceeding further at this time. (I know the trial has begun, but I am sure the AG could delay things)