After Three Elections, Israel Forms A Unity Government

DW: Israel ends 500-day political crisis with inauguration of Netanyahu-Gantz unity government

After nearly 18 months without a government, Israel has sworn in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former rival Benny Gantz in a power-sharing agreement.

After three elections and more than 500 days without a government, the ongoing political crisis in Israel came to an end on Sunday with the inauguration of a unity government made up of right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former rival, centrist Benny Gantz.

At a ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, the three-year coalition government was formally approved by a 73 to 46 vote. Netanyahu and Gantz were then sworn in as prime minister and alternate prime minister respectively.

Netanyahu belongs to the right-wing Likud party. His rival-turned-ally Gantz leads the centrist Blue and White alliance.

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Editor: This is probably the first issue that it will be dealing with .... Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will push ahead with plans to annex parts of occupied West Bank as new unity government sworn in (Daily Mail).

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