Israeli voters give ex-TV star dazzling political role

http - January 23rd, 2013

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A former television news anchor whose new centrist party stormed to second place in Israel's election may well be the kingmaker holding the keys to the next coalition government. The Yesh Atid (There's a Future) party led by Yair Lapid, 49, landed 19 seats in parliament in Tuesday's vote, second only to the bruised victor, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose right-wing

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