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France 24
France 24
World
Jean-Luc MOUNIER

Lapid may be defeated in Israel’s polls, but he’s the ‘undisputed’ opposition leader

Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid addresses supporters at his party's headquarters in Tel Aviv on November 2, 2022. © Ariel Schalit, AP

Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a comeback following his Likud party’s strong showing in Tuesday’s elections. But the party of leftist caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid has also made electoral gains, enabling the journalist-turned-politician to establish himself as a powerful opposition leader, according to a Middle East expert.

Veteran Israeli hawk Benjamin Netanyahu has made yet another comeback following his strong showing in Tuesday’s general election, the country’s fifth in four years.

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