Israel to vote for the third time in a year: poll will be another head-to-head

TEL AVIV - the Third time at the polls in less than a year. Israel returns today to the vote to choose a government but the polls indicate a possible new deadlock between a coalition of right and centre-left while in the Country you are setting up 16 special seats to allow about 5.630 israeli quarantine by coronavirus to be able to express their choice.

The news in the polls is that the Likud of Benyamin Netanyahu recovers the disadvantage vis-à-vis its major rival, the centrist Blue-White Benny Gantz, appaiandolo to 34 seats if you do not mind if only for a breath. To be once again the needle of the balance is Avigdor Lieberman who, with his 7/8 seats is the king maker with which to make the accounts right, and center. The surveys give a success to the List united Arab that would have 14 seats.

None of the two coalitions, however - in less twists in the polls - has the 61 seats out of 120 in the Knesset to reach the necessary majority to govern. And if so, a fourth vow - to all seen as smoke to the eyes, and shocking for Israel may be the only way forward. In a political framework, the next very complicated, marked not only the start, on the 17th of march next, the process of corruption, fraud, and abuse of power the responsibility of the premier, but also from his intention, according to the Plan, Trump attach quickly to the palestinian side of the Jordan Valley and the jewish settlements in the west bank.

a number of investigations have reported the growth of the participation at the elections of the minority arab-israeli, explained - have noted the analysts, by their determined opposition to the peace Plan of Trump, not only in toto but also to the possible transition of some of the towns to the palestinian side. On the vote weighs but also the uncertainty of the coronavirus that, despite the drastic measures taken by Israel - that has closed the doors to all passengers arriving from Italy, as well as from China, Japan and Thailand - could push away from the polls and the voters. Not in the case of both Netanyahu is the director general of the ministry of the health Bar Siman-Tov have appealed to israelis not to be afraid: "the situation - said the second - is under control..go to vote". And for the well-5.630 voters who are currently in quarantine for 14 days after being abroad have been set up 16 special seats, manned by volunteers in the Emergency room.

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