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Early elections for the twentieth Knesset were held in Israel on 17 March 2015. Disagreements within the governing coalition, particularly over the budget and a "Jewish state" proposal, led to the dissolution of the government in December 2014. The Labor Party and Hatnuah formed a coalition, called Zionist Union, with the hope of defeating the Likud party, which had led the previous governing coalition along with Yisrael Beiteinu, Yesh Atid, The Jewish Home and Hatnuah. The incumbent Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud, declared victory in the election with Likud picking up the highest number of votes. President Reuven Rivlin granted Netanyahu an extension until 6 May 2015 to build a coalition when one had not been finalized in the first four weeks of negotiations.〔(Rivlin grants Netanyahu 2 week extension to form coalition ) The Jerusalem Post, 20 April 2015〕 He formed a coalition government within two hours of the midnight May 6 deadline. His Likud party formed the coalition with the Jewish Home, United Torah Judaism, Kulanu, and Shas, with the bare minimum 61 seats.〔 ==Background== During late November and early December 2014, there were serious disagreements between parties in the governing coalition, particularly over the budget and a "Jewish state" proposal.〔(Netanyahu says Israel could be headed to early election ) Reuters, 1 December 2014〕 On 2 December Likud announced it would support a dissolution bill, with a vote scheduled for 8 December. Hours later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Tzipi Livni and Yair Lapid from their cabinet portfolios.〔(Accusing Lapid and Livni of attempted ‘putsch,’ Netanyahu fires them, calls elections ) Times of Israel, 2 December 2014〕 In the first reading of the dissolution bill on 3 December, it was approved by a vote of 84–0, with one abstention.〔(Israel's next election to be held on March 17, Knesset faction heads decide ) Haaretz, 3 December 2014〕 The second and third readings were held on 8 December, with the third reading passing with a vote of 93–0.〔(Knesset votes to dissolve, sets new elections for March 17 ) Times of Israel, 8 December 2014〕 The final election turnout was 72.3%,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=בחירות 2015: התוצאות הסופיות )〕 4.6% higher than in the previous election and the highest since the 1999 elections, which saw a 78.7% turnout. Initially, exit polls reported a virtual tie between the Likud and the Zionist Union, a coalition headed by Leader of the Opposition Isaac Herzog and former Justice Minister Tzipi Livni. Both Netanyahu and Herzog began attempts to build a coalition in preparation for a possible government, with Herzog calling Netanyahu's statement "premature". However, when the counting of the votes on 18 March 2015 revealed a significant lead for the Likud, Herzog acknowledged that "the only realistic option" was to remain in the opposition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Isaac Herzog: The opposition is the Zionist Union's only realistic option )〕 He stated in a 19 March 2015 post-election interview that he still hopes to be the prime minister.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Walking back pre-vote pitch, PM says he is not a one-stater )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Israeli legislative election, 2015」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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