Israel’s parliament has voted to dissolve itself, sending the country to an unprecedented second snap election this year as Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition before a midnight deadline
JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament voted to dissolve itself early Thursday, sending the country to an unprecedented second snap election this year as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition before a midnight deadline.
Rather than concede that task to one of his rivals, Netanyahu’s Likud party advanced a bill to dissolve parliament and send the country to the polls for a second time this year. Gantz said that instead of following procedure, Netanyahu opted for “three crazy months” of a new campaign and millions of wasted dollars over new elections because he is “legally incapacitated” by looming indictments.EmailBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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