Former Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to regain power in the country’s 5th election in 4 years election. He and his Likud party were given the boot last year and replaced by Yair Lapid from the Yesh Atid party. To secure 65 seats in the 20-seat parliament, Netanyahu is relying on support from the ultra-nationalist Religious Zionism party, which is described in the Washington Post as being a “fringe, aggressively anti-democratic, fundamentally racist movement”. Netanyahu remains a divisive figure in Israel and internationally. He opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state despite international support. And he firmly supports Israel’s settlement-building in the West Bank despite being considered illegal under international law. Netanyahu is also currently on trial over bribery and fraud charges, accusations he denies. Officials said voter turnout was 66.3% – the highest since 1999 – in an election widely seen as a vote either for or against Netanyahu.