Israel PM Naftali Bennett
Highlights
- ‘Will bring a special bill to dissolve Parliament’
- Netanyahu’s party may form government
- Possibility of elections at the end of October
Israel Election: Elections are going to be held in Israel for the fifth time between 2019 and 2022. The coalition government led by Naftali Bennett has collapsed and a major political crisis has arisen in the country. According to media reports, elections can be held in Israel at the end of October. Under a deal with Israeli PM Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will be in power in the country for the coming few days.
An agreement was reached between Bennett and Lapid when Netanyahu was removed from power and formed the government, under which the current foreign minister would remain the caretaker PM. This means that US President Joe Biden, who is visiting Israel next month, will be welcomed by Lapid instead of Bennett. The political mathematics of Israel is very interesting. The Bennett government had only one seat more than the opposition. There are 120 seats in the Parliament of Israel. 61 seats are needed for majority. Israel also has a multi party system like our country and small parties also win some seats. For this reason it is not easy for any one party to get a majority.
‘Will bring a special bill to dissolve Parliament’
On Monday, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid agreed to dissolve parliament. There has been speculation for several weeks that Israel’s ruling coalition may break down. In a joint statement, Bennett and Lapid reported the break-up of the alliance between their parties. It said the two would come out with a bill to dissolve Parliament and elections are expected to be held in October.
elections will be held for the fifth time in 3 years
The Israeli parliament will ease the way for a new election by passing a special bill. All the parties have supported the conduct of new elections. Therefore, now the passage of this bill is also certain. This will be the fifth election between 2019 and 2022. A few days ago it was believed that former PM Benjamin Netanyahu could become Prime Minister again by gathering support. However, later he also decided that it would be better to hold fresh elections. By the way, a corruption case is going on against Netanyahu. Although the court has recognized that the evidence presented against Netanyahu is not very credible.
Netanyahu’s party may form government, election likely in October end
According to Israeli media reports, elections can be held in the end of October this year. It is believed that the party of former PM Netanyahu can again form the government. However, the chances of it getting a clear majority alone are slim. So it may be that they form the government with a coalition before or after the elections. Meanwhile, Netanyahu said in an interview in recent times that ‘the Bennett government was the worst and weakest government in the history of Israel. I am hopeful that whenever new elections are held, my party will get a clear majority and we will take the country forward with speed.
There are a total of 120 seats in the Parliament of Israel.
There are 120 seats in the Parliament of Israel. 61 seats are needed for majority. There is a multi party system in the country and small parties also win some seats. For this reason it is not easy for any one party to get a majority. Hence, there are often pre or post poll alliances. Despite this, governments are not able to run, because the political situation is very difficult. There are differences of opinion between the parties on many issues.
