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| Israel heading to elections, Knesset to disband, Lapid to become prime minister |
| 2022-06-21 |
| [JPost] At least they got rid of that Effective, but Icky, Bibi, right? Israel will be entering its fifth election in 3 and a half years • Earlier in the day, the government defeated two votes of no confidence Israel is heading to its fifth election in three and a half years, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid gave up Monday on their efforts to stabilize the coalition. In a joint statement, Bennett and Lapid said they would bring a bill to dissolve the Knesset to a vote next Monday. There is a consensus in the coalition and opposition on an October 25 date for the election. Sources close to Bennett said the duo’s goal was to initiate an election on their own terms and not be forced out by opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu. According to the coalition agreement, Lapid will become caretaker prime minister until the election and until the new government takes power. He is set to greet US President Joe Biden when he comes to Israel next month. At a Knesset press conference, Bennett said his move to initiate an election was "not easy" but "the right decision." He said he did everything possible to maintain the government for longer. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at Ben-Gurion Airport to see off Israel's humanitarian delegation to Ukraine, March 21, 2022. (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #3 France faces 'chaos and disorder' under Le Lame Duck: Stark warning from senior politician as grovelling Macron meets rivals today to try and salvage power |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-06-21 10:26 |
| #2 I always laugh darkly at the people who claim a "coalition government" would be a good model for the USA also. Even gridlock is no protection from bad gummint anymore. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-06-21 07:34 |
| #1 Always thought the parliamentary form of government was massively inefficient.... looking at the current $hit$how here, I begin to see the point of canning a loser admin ASAP. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2022-06-21 07:21 |