Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (right) and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. Photo: AP
This was decided by the Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett dissolve the Knesset (Israeli parliament) and call early electionsaccording to Israeli media.
Bennet and his government partner, Yair Lapid, will announce at 8pm local time their decision to introduce a law next week to dissolve parliament.
According to the Israeli press, Lapid, the current foreign minister, will assume temporary leadership of the Executive until the formation of the new government after the early elections, scheduled for October.
The elections, scheduled for October or November, would be the fifth for Israel in three years. The elections could also lay the groundwork for the longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns to powerwho is now the leader of the opposition.
Bennett has struggled to keep his bickering eight-party coalition together since he took power a year ago, and defections have left his ruling alliance without a majority in parliament for more than two months.
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Source: EFE
Source: Clarin
