Thirty-fifth government of Israel
2020–21 government led by Benjamin Netanyahu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The thirty-fifth government of Israel (Hebrew: מֶמְשֶׁלֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַשְׁלוֹשִׁים וְחָמֵשׁ, romanized: Mem'shelet Yisra'el HaShloshim VeHamesh), or the Netanyahu–Gantz government, was the government of Israel which was sworn in on 17 May 2020 and dissolved on 13 June 2021.
Netanyahu–Gantz government | |
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35th Cabinet of Israel | |
Date formed | May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17) |
Date dissolved | June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13) |
People and organisations | |
President | Reuven Rivlin |
Prime minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
Alternate prime minister | Benny Gantz |
No. of ministers | 28 |
Member parties |
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Status in legislature | |
Opposition parties |
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Opposition leader | Yair Lapid |
History | |
Election(s) | 2020 Knesset election |
Legislature term(s) | 23rd Knesset |
Incoming formation | 2019–2022 political crisis |
Predecessor | 34th government |
Successor | 36th government |
It was originally expected to be established following the April 2019 election, but after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a government, the Knesset dissolved itself, thereby setting up a snap election that took place on 17 September 2019.[1] Following the second election, no one was able to form a government again, and a third election took place on 2 March 2020.[2] An agreement was ultimately reached on 20 April 2020, between Netanyahu and MK Benny Gantz on the formation of a national unity government. The Knesset, and with it the current government's legislative operations, was again dissolved on 23 December 2020, resulting in the 2021 election.[3][4] On 13 June 2021, in a 60–59 vote with 1 abstention, the Knesset voted to approve the thirty-sixth government of Israel led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, ending Netanyahu's 12-year second tenure as prime minister and sending Likud into the opposition.[5]