Israeli legislative election, 1988

Israeli legislative election, 1988

Elections for the twelfth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November, 1988. Voter turnout was 78.9%.

Results

1 Five members of the Likud left to form the Party for the Advancement of the Zionist Idea; after two returned, the party was renamed the New Liberal Party. One member moved from the Alignment to the Likud.

2 One MK left Shas and established Moria.

3 One MK left Agudat Israel and established Geulat Israel.

4 Ratz, Mapam, and Shinui merged into Meretz.

5 Black Panthers broke away from Hadash.

6 One member of Shinui joined Ratz, whilst an Alignment MK joined Shinui.

7 Unity for Peace and Immigration broke away from the Alignment and merged into Likud.

Non-qualifiers

*Tarshish (700 votes)

The twelfth Knesset

Likud's Yitzhak Shamir formed the 23rd government on 22 December 1988, including the Alignment, the National Religious Party, Shas, Agudat Israel and Degel HaTorah in his coalition, with 25 ministers.

In 1990 Shimon Peres tried to form an Alignment-led coalition in a move that became known as "the dirty trick", but failed to win sufficient support. Eventually Shamir formed the 24th government on 11 June 1990, with a coalition encompassing Likud, the National Religious Party, Shas, Agudat Israel, Degel HaTorah, the New Liberal Party, Tehiya, Tzomet, Moledet, Unity for Peace and Immigration and Geulat Israel. Tehiya, Tzomet and Moledet all left the coalition in late 1991/early 1992 in protest at Shamir's participation in the Madrid Conference.

The Twelfth Knesset saw the rise of the ultra-orthodox religious parties as a significant force in Israeli politics, and as a crucial "swing" element which could determine which of the large 2 secular parties (Likud, Alignment) would get to form the coalition government.

External links

* [http://www.knesset.gov.il/review/ReviewPage.aspx?kns=12&lng=3 Historical overview of the Twelfth Knesset] Knesset website en icon
* [http://www.knesset.gov.il/history/eng/eng_hist12_s.htm Election results] Knesset website


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