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Results

¹ One Nation broke away from Labour. The Israel Labor Party (Hebrew: העבודה, Ha‘Avoda (Labor), officially מפלגת העבודה הישראלית, Mifleget Ha‘Avoda HaIsra’elit) is a center-left political party in Israel. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... Gesher (Hebrew: גשר, Bridge) was a political party in Israel. ... Tzomet or Tsomet (Hebrew: צומת, meaning crossroads) is a secular, right-wing Israeli political party. ... Shas (Hebrew: ) is an political party in Israel, primarily representing Ultra-orthodox Sephardi and Mizrahi Judaism. ... Mafdal party logo The National Religious Party (Hebrew: Mafdal, מפדל) is an Israeli political party representing the religious Zionist movement. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Meretz. ... Israel Ba-Aliya is an Israeli political party, focused on Zionism and representing the interests of Israels Russian immigrants. ... Hadash (חדש) is a far left wing, largely Arab [1], popular front group in Israel made up of the Communist Party of Israel and other left-leaning political groups. ... United Torah Judaism (In Hebrew: יהדות התורה which translates as Judaism [of the] Torah) (UTJ) is a small Haredi political party in the Israeli Knesset. ... United Arab List (RAAM, Hebrew. ... Moledet (Hebrew מולדת, literally homeland) is a small right-wing political party in Israel. ... The Center Party (Mifleget Hamerkaz; מפלגת המרכז) was a splinter group formed as Israel in the Center in 1999 by former Defense Minister Itzhak Mordechai composed at that time of himself, David Magen/Monsonego, and Dan Meridor of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... Herut – The National Movement (Hebrew: חרות – התנועה הלאומית, Herut – HaTenoaa HaLeumit), commonly known as just Herut, is a minor right-wing political party in Israel. ... Gesher (Hebrew: גשר, Bridge) was a political party in Israel. ... Am Ehad (One Nation) is a political party in Israel. ... Tzomet or Tsomet (Hebrew: צומת, meaning crossroads) is a secular, right-wing Israeli political party. ... Tkuma was a temporary Israeli right wing party during 1998. ... Shinui (שינוי) (original full name: Tenua le-Shinui ve Yozma and then to Shinui-Mifleget ha-Merkaz) is a Zionist, secular and anti-clerical, free market liberal party in Israel. ... Balad is a city 50 miles north of Baghdad in Israel, currently led by Azmi Bishara and Ahmad Tibi. ... Degel HaTorah (or Degel haTorah) (דגל התורה Hebrew for Flag/Banner [of] the Torah) is an Israeli mostly Ashkenazi Haredi Judaism political party with a small number of seats (2-3) in the Knesset, Israels national parliament. ...

² Two MKs from Labour and four from Likud left to form the Centre Party. One MK later left to join Shinui.

³ Gesher, Herut and Tzomet broke away from the Likud-Gesher-Tzomet alliance. One Tzomet MK later joined Moledet.

⁴ Tkuma broke away from the National Religious Party.

⁵ Shinui and David Zucker broke away from Meretz. Shinui was later joined by an MK from the Centre Party.

⁶ Aliyah broke away from Israel Ba-Aliya.

⁷ Balad left its alliance with Hadash.

⁸ Degel HaTorah broke away from United Torah Judaism, which changed its name to Agudat Israel. Categories: Organization stubs | Israel-related stubs | Israeli political parties | Orthodox Judaism ...

⁹ Emanuel Zisman left The Third Way.

The Fourteenth Knesset

Although Labour won the Knesset election, Likud's Binyamin Netanyahu won the election for Prime Minister, meaning he had the power to form the 27th government, which he did on 18 June, 1996. Benjamin Netanyahu (also Binyamin, and in Israel commonly Bibi) (Hebrew: בנימין נתניהו) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel. ...

Alongside his Likud-Gesher-Tzomet alliance, Netanyahu formed a coaltion with Shas, the National Religious Party, Israel Ba-Aliya, United Torah Judaism and The Third Way, with 18 ministers.

Gesher broke away from the alliance with Likud and left the government coalition in January 1998.

Netanyahu faced several issues; the left argued the peace process was advancing too slowly, but signing the Hebron Agreement and the Wye River Memorandum also caused him problems with the right-wing. Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron, also known as The Hebron Protocol or Hebron Agreement, began January 7 and was concluded from January 15 to January 17, 1997 between Israel, represented by Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), represented by PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat... The Wye River Memorandum was a political agreement negotiated to implement the earlier Interim Agreement of 28 September, 1995 brokered by the United States between Israel and the Palestine Authority completed on October 23, 1998. ...

Eventually problems passing the state budget for 1999 led to early elections for both the Knesset and Prime Minister being called, which were held in May 1999.

External links

• Election results on the official Knesset website (in English)

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