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Israeli politicians battling to unseat veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are racing against the clock on the final day of talks to build a cabinet coalition comprised of bitter ideological rivals.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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They have until a minute before midnight (20:59 GMT) on Wednesday to cobble together an administration that would end 12 years of rule by Israel’s longest-serving prime minister.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The high-stakes push is led by former TV presenter Yair Lapid, a secular centrist, who on Sunday won the crucial support of right-wing religious nationalist Naftali Bennett, a tech multi-millionaire.<\/span>
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Lapid is planning to announce by 11:00am (08:00 GMT) on Wednesday that he can form a government, Israeli Channel 12 news reported late on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The Times of Israel reported Lapid’s goal is to have the Knesset speaker schedule a vote to swear in the new coalition on June 9.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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To reach a 61-seat majority in the 120-seat Knesset, Lapid and Bennett’s unlikely alliance would also have to include other left- and right-wing parties – and would probably need the support of parties representing Arab Israelis.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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That would result in a government riven by deep ideological differences on flashpoint issues such as illegal Zionist settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the role of religion in politics.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, was tasked with forming a government by President Reuven Rivlin after Netanyahu again failed to win a majority following Israel’s fourth inconclusive election in less than two years.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Lapid has reportedly agreed to allow Bennett, who heads the Yamina party, to serve first as a rotating prime minister in a power-sharing agreement, before taking over halfway through their term.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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On Wednesday, the Knesset will also choose the Israel's next presiden.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2021-06-02 11:25:20","content_date_finish":"2021-06-02 11:25:20","content_date_register":"2021-06-02 11:30:50","content_date_last_edit":"2021-06-02 11:52:53","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"0","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"0","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"1629586106","attach_date_register":"2021-06-02 11:30:49","attach_id":"490702","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"770","attach_img_height":"470","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"1","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"398","visit_date_last":"2025-05-10 23:15:10","attach_title":"Israeli parties push towards to form anti-Netanyahu coalition\n 2","node_title":"news,Top news,Latest news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53},{\"node_id\":143, \"left\":47, \"right\":48},{\"node_id\":144, \"left\":49, \"right\":50}]"}]]