Timeline Tuesday 17 May 1977

Events on Tuesday 17 May 1977 1

• 1977 The Mahapakh -- Likud wins the Israeli election Twenty-nine years of Labour rule end in one night Elections to the ninth Knesset gave Likud, led by Menachem Begin, 43 seats against the Alignment's 32, ending almost three decades of uninterrupted rule by Labour and its predecessor Mapai. Anchor Haim Yavin announced the result live with the word "Mahapakh" -- upheaval -- and the name stuck. Turnout was 79%. Begin formed a government the following month.