Such a coalition would be fragile and require outside backing by Arab members of Israel’s parliament (Palestinian citizens of Israel), who oppose much of the right-wing agenda of some in the group. Rivals of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed forward on Tuesday to seal a political pact that would unseat Israel’s longest-serving leader. May 5 – Rivlin turns to Lapid who tries to form a “government of change” from an unlikely coalition of right-wing, centrist and left-wing parties. He woos smaller right-wing and religious parties, including Yamina, but fails. ![]() ![]() Bennett’s Yamina (Rightwards) party wins just six seats, but he emerges as kingmaker.Īpril 6 – President Reuven Rivlin gives Netanyahu 28 days to form a new government. Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid (There is a Future) comes second. Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud emerges as the biggest party. As in every previous vote, no party won a majority in the 120-seat parliament. Ma– Israel holds its fourth inconclusive election in two years. Israeli politics can be tribal, with loyalties to ethnic groups, religious factions and ideologies as strong a factor in voting as views on particular issues. Here is a timeline of events that led to the emerging coalition deal between centrist Yair Lapid and the far-right Naftali Bennett, and what happens next. The overall state budget will amount to 133 billion in 2023 and 141 billion in 2024 Israel's gov has until May 29 to successfully vote the budget through. Palestine is a small region of land in the eastern Mediterranean region that includes parts of modern Israel and the Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Rivals of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed forward on Tuesday to seal a political pact that would unseat Israel’s longest-serving leader. The main players in the latest twist in Israeli politics have very different agendas, but one common goal: unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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