Netanyahu s opponents would get chance to form government But no guarantee they can overcome political deadlock Israel has held four inconclusive elections in two years
By Maayan Lubell
JERUSALEM, May 4 (Reuters) - A deadline for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government was set to expire at midnight in Israel with no sign on Tuesday that the country s longest-serving leader could break more than two years of political deadlock.
There was also no guarantee that, should the right-wing leader fail to assemble a new coalition, parties outside his caretaker government could bridge political differences and unseat him.
Netanyahu, 71, has been in office since 2009 and also served for three years in the 1990s. He has been fighting for his political life through four inconclusive elections since 2019 and is on trial for criminal corruption charges he denies.
Netanyahu s deadline to form government set to expire, no sign of progress
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at an official ceremony marking Israel s Memorial Day, which commemorates fallen soldiers and Israeli victims of hostile attacks, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem April 14, 2021. Maya Alleruzzo/Pool via REUTERS reuters tickers
This content was published on May 4, 2021 - 10:03
May 4, 2021 - 10:03
By Maayan Lubell
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A deadline for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government was set to expire at midnight in Israel with no sign on Tuesday that the country s longest-serving leader could break more than two years of political deadlock.
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JERUSALEM U.S. citizens are among the dozens killed and injured in a stampede at a religious festival in Israel, the U.S. Embassy said on Saturday, as criticism mounted in the wake of one of the biggest civilian disasters in the country’s history.
At least 45 people were crushed to death and more than 100 injured at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish festival on the slopes of Israel’s Mount Meron, held overnight between Thursday and Friday.
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