以色列总理内塔尼亚胡星期三说，他准备在两至三周内着手组建政府。内塔尼亚胡的利库德集团在以色列议会选举中获胜后，他将得到第四个总理任期。
目前几乎所有选票都已清点完毕，利库德集团赢得30个议席，其主要竞争对手犹太复国主义联盟获得24个议席。
内塔尼亚胡的办公室发表声明说，他已经开始与较小党派进行接触，以获得组建执政联盟所需的61个议席。一个关键因素将是持中间立场的全民党。该党在星期二的选举中赢得10个议席。
内塔尼亚胡说：“以色列人民期待我们迅速建立一个领导层，致力于安全、经济和社会等方面的工作，我们曾承诺这样做，我们也会这样做。”
犹太复国主义联盟领袖赫尔佐克承认败选，并给内塔尼亚胡打电话表示祝贺。他对支持者们说，犹太复国主义联盟作为反对派的一员，将继续为以色列人民工作。
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he intends to try to form a government in the next two to three weeks, which would give him a fourth term as prime minister, after his conservative Likud party won Israel's parliamentary election.
With nearly all of the ballots counted, Likud captured 30 seats to beat out the 24 seats for its main challenger, the Zionist Union.
A statement from Mr. Netanyahu's office said he has already reached out to smaller parties in order to form the 61-seat coalition he needs to govern. One key will be the centrist Kulanu party, which won 10 seats in Tuesday's vote.
"The citizens of Israel expect us to quickly put together a leadership that will work for them regarding security, economy and society as we committed to do, and we will do so," Netanyahu said.
Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog conceded defeat in the election and said he congratulated Mr. Netanyahu in a phone call. Herzog also told reporters his party will continue working for the Israeli people as a member of the opposition.
