Lapid informed President Reuven Rivlin about the agreement by telephone, said Lapida’s representative.
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The formation of the government became possible when the small Arab party “Ra’am” agreed to join the coalition.
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The agreement stipulates that for the first two years, the prime minister will be the leader of the far-right Yemina party, Naftali Bennett, and for the next two years, Lapid, who will lead the central party, Yesh Atid. The change of prime minister is planned for August 23, 2023, but until then Lapid will be the foreign minister.
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The new government has yet to gain parliamentary approval. It is expected to start operating on June 14.
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In addition to Yesh Atid, the Yemina and Ra’am governments will also be represented by a center of centrists and liberals, the Blue and White, the right-wing New Hope, the left-wing Meretz, the center-left Labor and the ultranationalist party. Yisrael Beitenu “
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It has already been reported that in the early parliamentary elections in March, the fourth in two years, neither the Netanyahu supporters’ camp nor his opponents were able to win an overwhelming majority.
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When Netanyahu failed to form a new cabinet, Lapida was entrusted with building the government, and he had until midnight on Thursday. If Lapida fails to agree on a new ruling coalition, the fifth parliamentary elections would have to be held in two years.
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Netanyahu, the 71-year-old leader of the Likud right-wing party, is Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. He is also the first head of the Israeli government to be prosecuted. A lawsuit is continuing in Jerusalem to try Netanyahu for corruption.
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Netanyahu has been prime minister since 2009. He also headed the government from 1996 to 1999.
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