June 14, 2021 20:16 PM
Ended Netanyahu’s (left) 12 consecutive years of prime ministerial career
Comprehensive news: According to the “Times of Israel” report, on the 13th local time, Naftali Bennett, the leader of the United Right-Wing Alliance of Israel, was formally sworn in as Israeli Prime Minister, ending Netanyahu’s 12 consecutive years of prime ministerial career.
On the 13th, the Knesset held a vote of confidence on the formation of a new government. According to relevant Israeli laws, the new government obtained more than half of the votes to represent the success of the cabinet formation. In the end, the 8-party coalition jointly led by Bennett and the leader of the “Have a Future” party Yail Rapide won 60 votes in favor, 59 votes against, and 1 abstention. The parliament confirmed the success of the formation of the cabinet by a simple majority. The right-wing party Likud leader Netanyahu’s 12 consecutive years of governance has come to an end. This is also the first time that the Israeli government has an Arab political party to participate.
The new prime minister Bennett is 49 years old and is the second youngest prime minister in Israel’s history. According to the previous agreement between Bennett and Rapide, Bennett served as prime minister and Rapide served as alternate prime minister and minister of foreign affairs. Two years later, on August 27, the two positions will be rotated.
After the Prime Minister was sworn in, 28 ministers of the new government were sworn in successively, including a record 9 women. Among the new ministers, only two Netanyahu cabinet ministers are temporarily retained, and the rest are newly appointed. Among them, Benny Gantz, leader of the Blue and White party, Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the “Israel is our home” party, and Gideon Saar, leader of the New Hope party, serve as defense ministers and finance ministers, respectively. Minister and Minister of Justice.
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