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In reply to the discussion: How In The Hell Is Netanyahu Still In Power ??? [View all]LeftInTX
(34,013 posts)The party which is most likely to form a coalition is appointed by the president. Netanyahu is head of Likud Party. If he resigns from Likud Party, then he won't be Prime Minister. Then someone else will take his place. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Israel
Israel elections are complicated because they have so many parties. It's not a two party system. Likud combines with other parties. The other parties are the "opposition" parties and they have their own coalition. However, after an election the parties decide which coalition they want to join. Do they want to join Likud or the other parties' coalition? Often, they don't know until a week or so after the election who won the election because the parties themselves don't decide their alignment until after the election.
Likud and other parties do horse trading to get parties to join their coalition. If Likud cannot form a coalition, the president will appoint another prime minister.
If during the course of time a party switches coalitions, then a new prime minister may be appointed if it changes the balance. So, in order to get rid of Netanyahu right now, a significant number of parties would need to leave the Likud coalition and join the opposition coalition. If the opposition coalition becomes the majority, then a new prime minister is appointed. I believe that person would be Yair Lapid or Benny Gantz.