Israel Knesset election to be held in September
Netanyahu's Likud party submitted a bill to dissolve the
Knesset Israel's political system readies for upcoming
early general elections.Kadima too released a statement
following the Likud's submission, saying that the party would "support
every bill to move up the elections at any date the Knesset agrees to."
An opinion poll conducted by local media shows that Likud would win even more seats than it now holds in the 120 seat legislative body.Netanyahu is believed to have opted for a snap election to take advantage of his party's support rate is high.Defense Minister Ehud Barak said last week that early election would not affect Israel's stance on Iran's nuclear program. The government maintains that it will not exclude any options to stop Iran's nuclear development. Media agencies
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