Benjamin Netanyahu pledges to form a "new" government after a heated election in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday celebrated the results of elections in his country that will allow him to accede to another mandate and promised to form "quickly" a new governmentafter all the conservative forces in the country have declared their support to the president.

The conservative Likud Party, the Netanyahu Party, registered a draw with opposition force Kahol Lavan, center-left. They both won 35 seats in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.

But despite the tables, The Likud is better placed to form a coalition with other conservative parties and has virtually become the winner of the night, as indicated Haaretz, allowing Netanyahu to reach a new four-year term as Prime Minister.

"We love them", Netanyahu told Likud supporters gathered for his victory speech. "It is a night of great victory. I work day and night for you, for the country, for our country. They have done a huge feat in front of the biased press and in impossible conditions, " he said.

"The right-wing coalition will continue to guide Israel for the next four years," he said. adding that he will form the new government "quickly". Likud and its allies maintain currently a ten-seat advantage over leftist parties.

Kahol Lavan's leader, former soldier Benny Gantz, acknowledged that "the sky seemed cloudy" but promised to continue representing the "million people who chose us as something different".

With 97% of the vote, Likud won 26.27% of the vote, its best performance since 2003, while Kahol Lavan reached 25.94%, according to the report. Israel weather

Once the results confirmed a period of intense negotiations to form a coalition government will open in the coming days.

Depends on the president Reuven Rivlin to examine, in the light of the recommendations of the Knesset parties, the party to be appointed to try to form the government.

In this respect, it is expected that all conservative parties in Israel are recommending to Rivlin that Netanyahu and Likud form the new government, reported the Israel weather

Netanyahu held the post of prime minister for 13 years and insisted during the campaign to ensure that no one is better educated than he is to guarantee the security and prosperity of the country.