Likud source: Netanyahu to announce early elections on Sunday
Party official says PM to make call a day earlier than expected; September 4 date remains
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JERUSALEM (AP) — An official with Israel’s governing Likud Party said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will announce Sunday that national elections will be moved up.
Party sources had originally said the announcement would come Monday.
The official said Thursday that September 4 was shaping up as the likely date, speaking on condition of anonymity pending an official announcement.
The vote was originally scheduled for October 2013. But Netanyahu signaled in December that he might move them up when he called a snap Likud leadership race that he handily won.
Early elections talk heated up over the past week over budget and draft issues, but an announcement has been postponed as Netanyahu mourns the death of his father early this week.
Polls show Likud running far ahead of all other parties and Netanyahu to be the public’s top choice for prime minister.
The Times of Israel Community.