Khaberni - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday evening, considered that holding elections currently would be "error", as he faces the risk of losing his majority in the Knesset if the state budget is not approved by March 31.
Netanyahu said in a press conference when asked about the risk of the budget not being approved, which would lead to early elections, "Of course I am concerned... We are in a very delicate situation."
He continued, "The last thing we need right now is elections," adding that they would be held "later this year, but it would be wrong to hold them now."
He called on his allies to act "rationally", while the legislative term is supposed to end in November.
Netanyahu leads the Likud party, which is the largest right-wing party in Israeli, and he turned 76 in October, having spent more than 18 of those years as the head of government.
He has announced that he will run again, and he is expected to win the upcoming elections.
According to Israeli law, failing to pass the general budget before March 31 automatically leads to the dissolution of parliament and the call for early elections.
Since the summer, Netanyahu has been leading a minority government.
The religious Haredi parties that have withdrawn from the government coalition and at the same time refuse to topple it, refuse to vote in favor of the budget unless Netanyahu fulfills his promise to pass a draft law that allows their constituents to escape military service.
