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Israeli Channel" Lapid, Bennett Consent to Form New Government without Netanyahu


Sat 29 May 2021 | 09:41 PM
Ahmed Moamar

The Israeli 12 Channel said that Naftali Bennett, chairman of Yamina political party has consented to join a coalition government with Yesh Atid party led by Yair Lapid according to the Bloomberg news website.

The Israeli channel added that the accord between Bennett and Lapid may be announced today or tomorrow, Sunday.

The agreement rules that Naftali Bennett is going to chair the new government in Israel until September 2023 then Lapid successes him until November 2025.

The channel went on to say that Ayelet Shaked, deputy-chairman of the Yamina party and former minister of Justice In Israel, and a number of the party are not enthusiastic to join a coalition government with Yesh Atid led by Lapid Yair.

It indicated that Bennett thinks that the right or at least a part of it may join his government when the storm breaks.

The Israeli channel pointed out that Ayelet Shaked who revealed that she did not prefer to go to the fifth election in Israel in less than three years, may accept to join a government led by Lapid.

She inclines to be a member of the Likud government led by Benjamin Netanyahu.

It is worth noting that both Yesh Atid and Labor announced yesterday, Friday that they reached a coalition agreement to form a new government within Lapid's efforts to form a government through" Change Bloc" in the Knesset, the legislative body in Israel.

Lapid beat the first agreement to form the new government last Monday eight days before.

expiration of the time limit to form the next government.

Yesh Atid and  Yisrael Betano led by Avigdor Lieberman said in a statement that they have agreed to join the new government.

Lieberman will get the portfolio of finance which gives him great clout and an effective role in the public budget in Israel.

The Times of Israel assured that Lieberman's party will take over three ministerial posts in a new government led by Lapid.