Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced today that he cannot form a governing majority. He had been trying since last month’s elections, which ended in a dead heat between him and his chief rival Benny Gantz. Netanyahu’s announcement clears the way for Gantz to try his hand at forming a coalition government. He’ll be the first person other than Netanyahu to try forming a government in more than a decade.
Netanyahu announces he can't form a government
Benjamin Netanyahu. Credit: Palácio do Planalto (CC BY 2.0).
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- Aaron David Miller - senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - @aarondmiller2