* Israel's parliament voted 60-59 in favour of the new coalition government on Sunday and shortly afterwards, Naftali Bennett was sworn in as prime minister
* Bennett will now preside over a diverse and fragile coalition comprised of eight ideologically different parties
* He will be prime minister until September 2023 before handing the power over to Yair Lapid, the leader of centrist Yesh Atid party, for a further two years as part of a power-sharing deal.
* Ahead of the vote, a parliamentary debate became heated as Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to 'topple' the new coalition, which is led by Bennett Naftali
Bennett has become Israel's new Prime Minister after the country's parliament voted in his coalition government, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12 years in power.
Israel's parliament narrowly voted 60-59 in favour of the new government on Sunday and shortly afterwards, Bennett was sworn in as prime minister.
Bennett, a former ally of Netanyahu turned bitter rival, will now preside over a diverse and fragile coalition comprised of eight parties with deep ideological differences.
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WNU Editor: Former Israeli Prime Minister was ousted by a 60 - 59 vote. That is a super close vote by an alliance that is fractious at best. Benjamin Netanyahu may come back in the next election.
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2 comments:
With all these various power seekers I think Israel will have some tumultuous times ahead.
Tumultuous. 4 u's in a ten letter word. 40% u's. Who the heck is responsible for this goofy language?
Its funny how Covid has changed my perceptions of people. I've always thought Netanyahu was a good intelligent leader. Just a perception I had of him. Then I see him, a person vaccinated, wearing a mask in a sea of unmasked people, outside on a sunny day and I think, "What a fooking idiot."
Ron
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