India’s Modi, Italy’s Meloni congratulate Netanyahu
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also congratulated Israel's current opposition leader, who is slated to return as prime minister with a right-wing coalition.
World leaders began congratulating Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu today on his victory in the Israeli election.
With most of the votes counted, it is clear Netanyahu and his right-wing allies have won the election, which was Israel’s fifth in four years. The former prime minister will replace current Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban may have been the first to congratulate Netanyahu, hailing his “strong victory” in a tweet. “Hard times require strong leaders. Welcome back!” he said.
Netanyahu replied promptly, tweeting “I look forward to continue to expand the close friendship between Israel and Hungary.”
