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Post by sevenofnine on Jun 30, 2022 9:11:31 GMT -5
Well it official kinda no official Israel govt not anymore this time Fifth election baby CNN)The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, voted Thursday to dissolve itself, triggering new elections. On Friday, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will officially take over as caretaker prime minister under the terms of a coalition agreement made between outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Lapid last year. Because Lapid -- a former journalist and star TV anchor -- is a caretaker prime minister, there will be no formal swearing-in ceremony. Thursday's 92-0 vote finally concludes the slow motion ending to Bennett's run as prime minister -- one of the shortest terms in Israeli history -- and gives former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a potential path to return to power. As the vote concluded, Lapid and Bennett wrapped their arms around each other, hugged and switched seats so that Lapid was sitting in the prime minister's position. When they were departing the Knesset floor, Bennett acci www.cnn.com/2022/06/30/middleeast/israel-knesset-dissolves-elections-vote-intl/index.html
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