Israel's parliament has voted to dissolve itself, sparking the country's fifth election in less than four years
Outgoing leader Naftali Bennett, left, and caretaker PM Yair Lapid pictured after the vote to dissolve parliament Pic: APIsrael's parliament has voted to dissolve itself, sparking the country's fifth election in less than four years.
Former talk show host Yair Lapid, currently foreign minister, will take control of the Knesset from Naftali Bennett - Israel's shortest-serving prime minister - from just after midnight on Friday. The government, a coalition of ideologically diverse parties including an Arab faction, collapsed just over a year after it was formed in a historic move that unseated long-term leaderThe motion to dissolve parliament passed with 92 in favour and none opposed, after days of disputes over a new election date.Advertisement
Mr Lapid, 58, will become the 14th person to hold office in Jerusalem until a new leader is officially announced. He was an architect of the outgoing coalition government - a collective of eight parties across the political spectrum which tried but failed to find common ground following a prolonged period of gridlock.
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