Agreement to dissolve the Front in Israel and face elections. The agreement was reached with Israeli Prime Minister Naphtali Bennett and Foreign Minister Jair Lapid. In the 120-member parliament, the eight ruling parties have 61 members (Israel Call New Election).
Since taking office a year ago, Bennett has struggled to hold the eight-party alliance together. With this, it was decided to leave the alliance which had broken down without a majority in Parliament for more than two months due to defections. The bill to dissolve parliament is likely to be introduced next week. With this, the country is gearing up for the fifth election in three years by October. Longtime Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may use it as an opportunity to return to power.
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“I think the wind has changed,” “I know.” Netanyahu’s announcement was.
The four previous elections, which focused on Netanyahu’s fitness to rule, ended in a draw while facing a corruption probe. While opinion polls predict that Netanyahu, who is currently on trial, will be the front-runner, there is no guarantee that his Likud party will be able to secure the parliamentary majority needed to form a new government.
Prime Minister Naphtali Bennett, a former ally and aide to Netanyahu, formed his government a year ago with the goal of ending the never-ending cycle of elections. But the weak coalition government, which includes parties from across the political spectrum, lost its majority earlier this year and has faced uprisings from various lawmakers in recent weeks.
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Bennett’s Yamina Party, Lapid’s Yesh Atid Party, the Left and the Arab Islamist Party formed a new government in Israel. This marks the end of the 12 – year Netanyahu era. Bennett’s party won only seven seats in the 120 – member parliament.
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