Benjamin Netanyahu Wins Landslide Victory in Likud Party Election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory on Thursday in a
primary election to decide who will lead the ruling Likud party in
Israel. The Associated Press reports
that official results announced early Friday show Benjamin Netanyahu,
who has been prime minister of Israel since 2009, captured 72 percent of
the vote while challenger and former minister Gideon Saar received 28
percent.The Times of Israel reports that Netanyahu was largely expected to win Thursday's runoff, as Netanyahu has led the Likud party since 1993. Just under half of the party's 116,048 dues-paying members cast their ballots on Thursday at over 100 voting stations in Israel.
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