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This Israeli Vows to Oust Netanyahu. Here’s How.

Gadi Eisenkot is poised to get a chance to form a new government, replacing Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. But the obstacles are formidable.

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Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief and the leading opposition candidate, at a campaign event in September in Haifa, Israel.

Lana Nusseibeh’s U.N. Bid Collides With U.A.E.’s Role in Sudan

Lana Nusseibeh, one of the Gulf nation’s top diplomats, has led the effort to deny her country’s role in Sudan. Now it’s complicating her bid to become secretary general of the United Nations.

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Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh of the United Arab Emirates is a candidate to become the next secretary general of the United Nations.

Netanyahu Alleges Election Fraud in Connection With Arab Turnout

The Israeli leader and his allies are alleging that Arab voters last month stole the election. Election officials say that while foul play was being investigated, it could not have affected the result.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to supporters of his Likud party on election night in Jerusalem last month.

Russia Senses Opportunity in Polish Political Turmoil

After its sometime allies were ousted in elections in Hungary and Serbia, Moscow has seized on Poland’s constitutional standoff in its effort to weaken Europe’s support for Ukraine.

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Protesting outside Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw on Sunday.

Why Orban and Vucic Broke With Trump on Election Denial

Rejecting President Trump’s election denial playbook, nationalist leaders in Serbia and Hungary opted for an orderly retreat.

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Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in the Serbian parliamentary elections in Belgrade on Oct. 25.

Netanyahu and Eisenkot Seek Shot to Be Israel’s Premier

Party leaders will make competing cases to the Israeli president for either Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eisenkot to get the first chance to build a governing coalition.

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot on a billboard in Tel Aviv last month.

Netanyahu’s Bid to Stay in Power Will Test His Political Savvy

After losing ground in Israel’s election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must draw on decades of political capital and reckon with old foes if he is to build a governing coalition.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressing supporters last week in Jerusalem after polls closed in a closely fought election.

Where Do Israel’s Arab Parties Stand?

Having won a record 19 seats in Israel’s Parliament, the two Arab-led parties say they want to work with opposition factions to take down the Netanyahu government.

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An electoral billboard for the Arab-led Joint List political alliance in Israel’s northern city of Nazareth in October.
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