Yair Lapid says he has combined votes to form a national unity government

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid called President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday (June 2) to tell him he mustered the support needed to form a national unity government that could end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year reign in power.

“This government will be at the service of all the citizens of Israel, including those who are not members of it, and it will respect those who oppose it, and it will do everything in its power to unite the various components of Israeli society.”, announced Yaïr Lapid, the president of Israel, according to a statement. And to add on his Facebook page: “I passed”According to the Hebrew formula.

The centrist politician had until 11:59 p.m. to tell the president that he had collected these votes. This came after right-wing parties and the Arab-Israeli Ra’am party rallied in the evening to support his future government. His team published a photo of the coalition agreement signed by the leaders of eight Israeli parties, two from the left, two from the center, three from the right and one Arab, which could mark a turning point in the political history of the Jewish state. ..

The last time an Arab Israeli party supported a government, but did not participate in it, was in 1992. “peace government” by Yitzhak Rabin. This time, the Arab Islamist formation led by Mansour Abbas formally signed a coalition agreement without indicating at this stage whether it would actively participate in the government.

This is the future government except for the Likud Benjamin Netanyahu He has not undergone a vote of confidence by Parliament in principle within the next week. A little earlier in the day, Labor Party candidate Isaac Herzog was elected president ofThe Zionist entity By the deputies, a largely honorary position.