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As Israeli parties scramble to find partners, the Likud chairman meets with the head of ultranationalist party to form a coalition government.
Both Kadima and Likud are in need of a coalition partners since neither managed to win the 61 seats needed to form a government.
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's center left Kadima party has won 28 seats and Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu's right-wing Likud won 27 seats of the Israel's 18th parliament.
Lieberman's right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party, which came in third by winning 15 seats, could represent a golden opportunity for Bibi to form a coalition.
Far-right Lieberman, who has hold talks with both Likud and Kadima leaders, says his party wants a right-wing government, but added "we do not rule out anyone".
Far-right Lieberman, who has hold talks with both Likud and Kadima leaders, says his party wants a right-wing government, but added "we do not rule out anyone".
"We still haven't decided who we'll recommend, and we're not ruling out any Zionist candidate," Yisrael Beiteinu Knesset member Yitzhak Ahronovich said after Netanyahu-Lieberman meeting.
Earlier in the day, Netanyahu had met with the Shas leader Eli Yishay whose party has won 11 seats.
Both Livni and Netanyahu have claimed victory in the elections but analysts say that gains by right-wing parties gives the Likud leader a better chance to form a coalition. The right wing bloc holds 65 seats compared to 55 seats for the center left.
Earlier in the day, Netanyahu had met with the Shas leader Eli Yishay whose party has won 11 seats.
Both Livni and Netanyahu have claimed victory in the elections but analysts say that gains by right-wing parties gives the Likud leader a better chance to form a coalition. The right wing bloc holds 65 seats compared to 55 seats for the center left.
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