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Talks Progress to Form  New Coalition in Israel


Sat 08 May 2021 | 11:12 PM
Ahmed Moamar

Israeli media outlets revealed that talks of forming a new coalition in Israel are progressing. Yair Lapid, chairman of Yesh Atid political party and designated Prime Minister seeks to join Naftali Bennett, head of Yamina party to a new alliance of the rightist parties in Israel.

KANN, an Israeli radio corporation quoted well-informed sources familiar to both Lapid and Bennett who said that the mechanism of the envisioned government and broad lines are about to be completed.

However, the dispute is still linked to the distribution of the ministerial posts.

Bennett described the atmosphere of talks of forming the new government as very positive.

He pointed out that there are insurmountable disputes between the seven parties that attempt to topple Benjamin Netanyahu who spent 12 years in office.

The leader of the Yamina party announced that he is ready to pay for forming the new government.

He added that there are main principles that couldn't be relinquished as they like red lines that couldn't be trampled at all.

According to media reports, leaders of Yamina and Yesh Atid have beat a preliminary accord to rotate the premiership, so Bennett chairs the cabinet first for two years.

Chairman of Yesh Atid takes over the post of Foreign Minister then takes the helm of the government for other two years.

On the other hand, 12israel Channel said that Bennett asks his probable partners in the coming coalition to give the portfolio of Justice to his ally   Ayelet Shaked as the main condition to beat any accord to form the new government.

The Israeli channel mentioned that the Yamina party insists on giving it another ideological ministerial post such as Ministries of Religious Services, Education, and Internal Security.

The party agreed to give a number of senior posts to the other parties that take part in the coming government.

But the Israeli channel indicated that the parties consented to join the coalition led by Lapid are still disputing over the distribution of ministerial posts.