1st LD: Israeli new parliament sworn-in amid political deadlock

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JERUSALEM, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Israeli lawmakers were sworn into the new parliament, or Knesset, on Thursday afternoon, without a new government formed, after tight results in the country's do-over elections caused a political deadlock.

The ceremony marked the inauguration of Israel's 22nd Knesset.

The event began with an address by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to the newly-elected 120 members of the Knesset.

He urged the right-wing Likud party and the centrist Blue and White party to form a broad unity government after the do-over elections were concluded with inconclusive results, meaning both sides did not win enough votes to form a government. Enditem

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