Israeli opposition leader Jair Lapid contacted Israeli President Reuven Rivlin late Wednesday night to inform him that he had gathered the support needed to form a government, ousting Benjamin after years of ousting Benjamin. and the Israeli presidency.
Lapid had until 23:59 tonight to inform the president if he managed to gather the required number of votes to form a government.
He made the announcement after securing the support of far-right parties and the Israeli-Arab Raam faction for his future government tonight.
The Israeli presidency has announced that at the beginning of the new government’s term, Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett will be prime minister and Lapid will be deputy prime minister, and after almost two years, Lapid will take over as prime minister. will become Deputy Prime Minister.
