耶路撒冷，10月28日——在周二的选举之后，本雅明·内塔尼亚胡作为以色列看守总理预计将面临更多制约，但专家表示，他的政府仍可能保留重大权力，包括在对伊朗发动战争方面。
JERUSALEM, Oct 28 - Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to face more constraints as Israel's caretaker prime minister after Tuesday's election, but experts say his government could still retain significant powers including when it comes to waging war on Iran.
以色列媒体预测，无论是内塔尼亚胡的右翼联盟，还是由前军方首脑加迪·艾森科特领导的反对派阵营，都不会在该国120个席位的议会中赢得多数。艾森科特承认总理仍以看守身份执政，但发出警告称，内塔尼亚胡可能利用安全问题达到政治目的。
Neither Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition nor an opposition bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is projected by Israeli media to win a majority in the country’s 120-seat legislature. Eisenkot has acknowledged the prime minister was still in office as a caretaker but issued a warning that Netanyahu might use security for political ends.
内塔尼亚胡的办公室此前曾否认他利用伊朗冲突谋取政治利益的指控。其办公室周三没有立即回应置评请求。
Netanyahu's office has previously rejected accusations he is using the Iran conflict for political gain. His office did not immediately return a request for comment on Wednesday.
“如果按法律条文来看，看守政府拥有与常规政府相同的权威、相同的权力，”以色列民主研究所研究员盖伊·卢里说，但他同时指出，看守政府“有克制的义务”，在某些领域行动的自主裁量权也更为有限。
“If you look at the letter of the law, a caretaker government has the same authority, has the same powers as a regular government,” said Guy Lurie, a research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, adding however that a caretaker government “has a duty of restraint” and more limited discretion to act in some areas.
分析人士表示，看守政府在人事任命等问题上面临限制，但在涉及公共利益的事务上有行动余地。
A caretaker government faces limitations when it comes to issues such as appointments, but has leeway to act in matters where there is a public interest, analysts say.
“总体而言，安全问题是对这一克制义务最明确的例外，”位于特拉维夫的塔赫利特研究所研究员奥尔·阿舍尔说，并指出以色列最高法院此前曾裁定，看守政府必须避免作出影响深远的决定，除非这些决定有紧迫必要性作为正当理由。
“In general, security issues are the clearest exception to this duty of restraint,” said Or Asher, a researcher at the Tel Aviv-based Tachlith Institute, noting that Israel's supreme court has previously held that a caretaker government must avoid far-reaching decisions unless they are justified by a pressing necessity.
“最高法院历来避免干预开战决定，而在新一届议会召集之后、其委员会组成之前的数周内，议会监督处于最薄弱的状态，”阿舍尔说，并补充道，“看守总理可以合法地带领以色列开战，包括对伊朗开战。”
“The Supreme Court has historically avoided intervening in decisions to go to war, and parliamentary oversight is at its thinnest in the weeks after the new Knesset convenes and before its committees are formed,” Asher said, adding that “a caretaker prime minister can legally take Israel to war, including against Iran”.
最终计票结果出炉后，预计以色列总统伊萨克·赫尔佐格将征询各党派领袖的意见，然后挑选他认为最有可能成功组建政府的候选人，被提名人随后将获得最多42天的时间来组建政府。
After the final tally is in, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog is expected to consult party leaders and then tap the candidate he believes has the best chance of forming a government, with the nominee then getting up to 42 days to establish a government.