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Related: About this forumNetanyahu Struggling to Form Government as Deadline Looms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to form a stable coalition before Wednesdays deadline after the surprise decision of a former ally not to join his government.
The move by Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman on Tuesday means that Netanyahu must rely on the right-wing Jewish Home party to secure a razor-thin majority.
Netanyahus Likud party emerged from the March 17 election as the biggest faction in Israels parliament, the 120-seat Knesset, but well short of the majority needed to form a government.
The prime ministers task of forging a coalition with Jewish Home is complicated by his strained personal relationship with its leader, Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, who once served as Netanyahus chief-of-staff. Bennett is insisting any further coalition negotiations be conducted only between him and Netanyahu, and has stiffened his conditions for joining the new government, Israel Radio said. Spokesmen for both parties had no comment on the coalition talks.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-05/netanyahu-grappling-to-form-israeli-government-as-deadline-looms
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(81,875 posts)Will something come of this? Isn't today the deadline?