Thus, Lapid will remain interim prime minister until November 1. Early parliamentary elections (Knesset of the 25th convocation) are scheduled for this date.
It is known that on June 30, in the office of the head of government in Jerusalem, a ceremony was held to transfer power from former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to Yair Lapid.
After the formal ceremony, Bennett and Lapid held a meeting during which major current security and Israeli policy issues were discussed.
Local media write that already on July 3, the first meeting of the government headed by Yair Lapid will take place.
Next week, the new prime minister will embark on his first international trip as head of government. He will visit France, where he will meet with President Emmanuel Macron.
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It should be noted that last year Lapid served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the coalition government. In this post, he responded, in particular, to the words of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about the alleged “Jewish origin of Hitler”, and was also the first Israeli politician to directly condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Recall that on June 29, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that he was leaving politics and will not run in new parliamentary elections.
After that, the next day Israeli parliament (Knesset) on Thursday, June 30, voted for self-dissolution.
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