Jerusalem:
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 today.
"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.
It said Netanyahu had already spoken overnight with the leaders of smaller parties he saw as likely coalition partners.
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