Knesset Elects New President of Israel next Wednesday

The Knesset, the legislative body in Israel, announced today, Saturday, that it is going to elect a new president of Israel to succeed the sitting president Reuven Rivlin who his term terminates next Wednesday.

It is worth noting that Rivilin spent seven years in office.

According to Israeli media outlets two persons run for the post of president in Israel.

The first hopeful is Yitzhak Herzog, Head of the Jewish Agency, candidate of the Labor party, and winner of the Israel Prize.

And the second hopeful is Miriam Peretz, a bereaved mother and a pioneer in the field of education.

The Israeli parliament will elect in a secret ballot the new president who takes the helm by July.

The Israeli President is elected by a plenary sitting of the Keenest that comprises 120 lawmakers.

He has a symbol and the honorary role such as tasking leader of the biggest winning party in the general election to form the new government.

On the other hand,   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 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.

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.