Political rivals of Israel’s right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday raced to forge a diverse coalition to oust the country’s longest-serving leader.
Netanyahu opponents grapple to form cabinet before deadline
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01/06/2021 - 12:06 Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid faces a midnight Wednesday deadline to secure a majority for a new government that would end the record rule of right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu DEBBIE HILL POOL/AFP 3 min
Jerusalem (AFP)
Israeli politicians worked against the clock Tuesday to overcome final hurdles to building a coalition that would end the record rule of right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid, a secular centrist, and religious nationalist Naftali Bennett were locked in talks late into the night Monday on the terms of a change alliance to unseat the premier ahead of a Wednesday midnight deadline.
Netanyahu s rivals are seeking to finalise a unity coalition between secular centrist opposition chief Yair Lapid, ultranationalist Naftali Bennett, and other left-wing parties for a change government.