Refinitiv Newscasts - The men scheduled to unseat Netanyahu

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11/06/2021 15:33

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Description: Two men are hoping to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu: Coalition leader Yair Lapid and nationalist politician Naftali
Bennett. But they are still to pass a parliamentary vote on Sunday, June 13
and swearing in in order to be credited for ending the country's longest
serving prime minister's rule. Emily Wither reports.
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Video Transcript:

>> Netanyahu faces an end to his long hold on power in Israel on Sunday.
That's when the country's legislature votes on approving an improbable
government of diverse parties that came together to unseat him. The two men
hoping to oust the country's longest ruling leader are unlikely bad fellows.
Coalition leader, Yair Lapid and nationalist politician, Naftali Bennett. As
things stand, the coalition of right wing, left wing, centrist, and Arab
parties commands a majority of the 120 member Knesset. It would be sworn in
this same day once it is approved, with Bennett becoming Prime Minister. The
alliance though could be fragile, uniting unlikely allies from across the
political spectrum. Members will include an Arab party for the first time in
Israel's history. Busset has little in common other than a desire to oust
Netanyahu. Under a rotation deal, Bennett, the former defense minister and a
high tech millionaire, will serve until 2023 as Prime Minister. Then Lapid,
once a popular TV host, will take over. It's likely the broad coalition will
disagree over major issues, such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and
Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Avoiding the obvious pitfalls,
its leaders have said they would focus largely on economic and social policy.
We can't buy a corruption scandal. Netanyahu and his allies, as well as his
rivals, have failed to win a governing majority in four elections over the
past two years. After being in power since 2009, so-called a king of BB is not
giving up his crown without a fight. Accusing Bennett of election fraud by
reneging on a promise not to partner with centrist, leftist, and Arab
legislators. Warning the new government would put Israel at peril. Bennett
responded by calling on Netanyahu to let go. But until the new government is
sworn in, Netanyahu will likely use these final days to persuade rivals to
defect