Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said that he will not run in the upcoming general election.
His spokesman said outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett would not run in the upcoming general election.
His spokesman said Bennett had announced to lawmakers from his Yamina party on Wednesday his “intention not to take part in further elections” as MPs prepared to dissolve the legislature. current state of Israel, paving the way for the polls later this year.
He will continue to serve as an alternate prime minister in the government led by Yair Lapid, who is the architect of the coalition and is now foreign secretary.
Last week, the government announced that it would dissolve the Knesset before elections scheduled for later this year, but the vote to request the dissolution has been bogged down by disputes with the opposition.
The decision to dissolve the parliament was made later Stressful week in Bennett’s flimsy management alliance.
The governments of the right-wing, liberal and Arab parties have been fragile from the start.
With a razor-thin parliamentary majority and divided on major policy issues such as the state of Palestine, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, and state and religious issues, the eight faction coalition began to fall apart as a small number of members abandoned the union.
The new vote could set the stage for the return to power of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is now the leader of the opposition.
Bennett’s office said he would issue a statement later on Wednesday.
