Bibi Netanyahu has won a huge victory in the primary elections for the Likud Party today that will send him back to the national elections in March:
AP – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory early Friday in his primary election battle for leadership of the Likud party, as TV stations predicted a landslide win for the longtime Israeli leader.
The apparent victory means that Netanyahu will lead Likud into March elections, the country’s third election in less than a year. He is also likely to seize on the victory as he battles criminal corruption charges.
“A giant victory,” Netanyahu tweeted, just over an hour after polls closed.
“Thanks to the members of Likud for the trust, support and love,” he said. “God willing, I will lead Likud to a big victory in the coming elections.”
Partial results reported by Israeli TV stations showed Netanyahu capturing between 70% and 80% of the vote, trouncing his challenger, lawmaker Gideon Saar.
Israel has been locked into elections for a while now as they’ve been unable to form a government. It appears that in an effort to get rid of the gridlock, they started over with primary elections and will hold national elections in March.
The strong victory for Netanyahu will hopefully propel him and his faithful Likud Party to victory in the national elections and he can then form a strong government and focus his attention more on his country and their ever-prowling enemies.