Netanyahu Takes Majority to Form Next Government

JERUSALEM, Israel -- With six right and center-right parties recommending Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel's next prime minister, Netanyahu now has 67 seats, more than the 61 seats needed to form a majority in the Knesset (parliament).

It took just two days of official talks with President Reuven Rivlin to put Netanyahu over the top.

Some post-election analysts say poor voters in Israel's small cities helped the prime minister's comeback victory. The cities, outside Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, had huge turnouts.

National security issues and anger at the media's treatment of Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah, were big factors.