Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers vote for dissolution Parliament In an early vote on Wednesday, the wheels were set in motion to send the country to its fifth national election in just three years.
The motion was the first step in a series of votes before the formal dissolution of the government. This came two days after the prime minister Naftali Bennett He announced that he was dissolving his settled governing coalition of eight ideologically diverse parties, just a year after taking office.
The historic alliance that ousted longtime leader Benjamin netanyahu, was destroyed by mutual strife and defections in recent months. These included Dovish parties committed to a two-state solution with the Palestinians, militant nationalists opposed to the Palestinian state, and a smaller Islamist faction, the first Arab party to join the government.
A series of resolutions to dissolve the parliament were passed by a vast majority of 120 members of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. But a final vote on at least one motion to dissolve parliament is still needed, and it is expected next week.
once passed, Bennett Will step down as Prime Minister and hand over the reins to his colleague, the Foreign Minister yair lapidy, New elections are expected in October.
Bennett and Lapid formed their coalition of parties, fully united in opposition to Netanyahu, last year after four inconclusive elections in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Parliament was at a standstill between those who supported the Netanyahu-led government and those who refused to join forces with him. He was accused of corruption.
Netanyahu is on trial and faces charges of fraud, breach of trust and taking bribes in three high-profile cases. He has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly dismissed allegations as part of a witch-hunt to remove him from office.
Preliminary opinion polls published on Tuesday said Netanyahu’s Likud party would remain the largest in parliament, but a path toward forming a majority coalition remains unclear.
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