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[Israel set for general election after collapse
of weakened government

Country faces fifth vote in three years
after Naftali Bennett’s unruly anti-Netanyahu
grouping gradually fell apart]



[Israel’s weakened coalition government
has announced that it intends to dissolve
the Knesset,
setting the stage for the country’s
fifth election in three years and a potential
return to office for longtime
prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A statement released by the office
of the prime minister, Naftali Bennett,
on Monday night said that
“attempts to stabilise the coalition had been
exhausted” and his fractious government,
made up of eight ideologically disparate parties,
will submit a bill next week
to dissolve parliament.

If approved as expected, the legislation
will force new elections and mean the
foreign minister Yair Lapid takes
over as caretaker leader
as per an existing agreement.]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...n-will-disband