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             PM Netanyahu Reelected as Head of Israel's Likud Party

   by VOA News

   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been reelected as head of
   his conservative Likud party as he gets ready for early elections in
   March.

   Netanyahu trounced his sole challenger, far-right politician Danny
   Danon.

   The prime minister called for new elections two years early after his
   shaky coalition Cabinet fell apart last month.

   Netanyahu is looking for a third consecutive term as Israeli prime
   minister.

   The latest polls show his Likud party in a tight race with a joint
   liberal ticket made up of the Labor and Hatnuah parties. Recent opinion
   polls also show rising support for the far-right nationalist Jewish
   Home party.

   The general election is set for March 17.
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