Bennett is sworn in as Israeli Prime Minister
Xinhua News Agency, Jerusalem, June 13 (Reporter Shang Hao and Lu Yingxu) The new Israeli government was sworn in on the evening of the 13th, and Naftali Bennett, leader of the United Right Alliance, became prime minister.
The new government includes eight parties, including the center-left party "Have the Future" Party, the United Right Alliance, the Center Party Blue and White Party, and the United Arab Party. This is the first government in Israel’s history to have an Arab political party. The leader of the Kurdish Group, Netanyahu, has been in power for 12 consecutive years.
Earlier in the day, the Knesset approved a new government formation plan.
According to this plan, Bennett will be the prime minister, and Yail Rapide, the leader of the "Have the Future" party, will be the alternate prime minister and minister of foreign affairs. The two will rotate in the prime ministerial position in about two years.
In addition, Benny Gantz, leader of the Blue and White party, Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the "Israel is our home" party, and Gideon Saar, leader of the New Hope party, serve as defense ministers and finance ministers, respectively. Minister and Minister of Justice.
Bennett stated at the first meeting of the new government on the evening of the 13th that the new government will work hard to "bridging the rift between the people" and "return the country to operation."
He stated that in order to ensure the success of the "ideologically diverse government", the parties in the new government must "maintain restraint and moderation" in terms of ideology.
On March 23 this year, Israel held its fourth parliamentary election in two years.
On April 6, then President Rivlin authorized Netanyahu to form a new government, but Netanyahu failed to form a cabinet before the deadline of midnight on May 4.
On May 5, Rivlin authorized Rapide to form a cabinet, and on the evening of June 2, Rapide announced the successful formation of a new government.