New video by BBC News on YouTube
Israel to hold fifth election in less than four years as PM Naftali Bennett steps down – BBC News
Yair Lapid is to become Israel's interim prime minister on Friday, after parliament disbanded itself ahead of new elections. Mr Lapid, leader of a centrist party, will take over at midnight (21:00 GMT Thursday) from Naftali Bennett. They agreed to rotate office when they formed an unlikely eight-party coalition after last year's election. However, it collapsed last week, clearing the way for fresh polls - the fifth in less than four years. In a mark of the bitter divisions in Israel's parliament (Knesset), even the bill to dissolve it was repeatedly delayed. The new elections will be held on 1 November. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Israel #BBCNews
View on YouTube
Yair Lapid is to become Israel's interim prime minister on Friday, after parliament disbanded itself ahead of new elections. Mr Lapid, leader of a centrist party, will take over at midnight (21:00 GMT Thursday) from Naftali Bennett. They agreed to rotate office when they formed an unlikely eight-party coalition after last year's election. However, it collapsed last week, clearing the way for fresh polls - the fifth in less than four years. In a mark of the bitter divisions in Israel's parliament (Knesset), even the bill to dissolve it was repeatedly delayed. The new elections will be held on 1 November. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Israel #BBCNews
View on YouTube
No comments