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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held on to his job May 6, announcing that he had hammered together a new coalition government just ahead of a midnight legal deadline.

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said May 4 that he would not join the new coalition government being formed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing disputes over legislation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made strides toward forming a new government on April 29, signing coalition deals with two parties, a week before the deadline to present a cabinet.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to make a formal request for extra time to piece together a new government, the president's office said April 19.

After a surprise election victory, Netanyahu was on March 25 tasked by President Reuven Rivlin with forming the next government and given four weeks to do so.    

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on March 22 began consultations with representatives of parties elected to parliament last week to hear who they would recommend as prime minister.
      

The Palestinians slammed Israelis on March 18 for voting for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing Likud party, saying they had chosen "occupation and settlement building" over peace talks.
      

Benjamin Netanyahu swept to a stunning election victory on March 18, securing a third straight term for an Israeli leader who has deepened tensions with the Palestinians and infuriated key ally Washington.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to form a new government within weeks after defying the polls to seal a clear election win, his rightwing Likud party said on March 18.
      
"The prime minister intends to begin forming the government immediately in order to finish the task within two to three weeks," a party statement said.
      

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the winner of the country's election held on March 17, after exit polls had first shown he was running neck and neck with the opposition Zionist Union.

According to Ynet News, Netanyahu's right-wing Likud is expected to have 29 seats in Parliament, a clear lead on Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union which is to get 24 seats.

Just after voting ended in Israel's parliamentary elections, the result looks too close to call, exit poll data suggests.

PM Netanyahu's Likud party and the opposition Zionist Union of Isaac Herzog are reported tied (with 27 seats in the 120-seat Parliament) in surveys of the public broadcasters Channel 10 and Channel 1, according to English-language Israeli media outlets.