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Netanyahu–Gantz government | |
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 35th Cabinet of Israel | |
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| Date formed | May 17, 2020 |
| Date dissolved | June 13, 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Reuven Rivlin |
| Prime minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Alternate prime minister | Benny Gantz |
| No. of ministers | 28 |
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| Opposition leader | Yair Lapid |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 Knesset election |
| Legislature term | 23rd Knesset |
| Incoming formation | 2019–2022 political crisis |
| Predecessor | 34th government |
| Successor | 36th government |
The thirty-fifth government of Israel (Hebrew: מֶמְשֶׁלֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַשְׁלוֹשִׁים וְחָמֵשׁ, romanized: Mem'shelet Yisra'el HaShloshim VeHamesh), or the Netanyahu–Gantz government, was the government of Israel which was sworn in on 17 May 2020 and dissolved on 13 June 2021.
It was originally expected to be established following the April 2019 election, but after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a government, the Knesset dissolved itself, thereby setting up a snap election that took place on 17 September 2019.[1] Following the second election, no one was able to form a government again, and a third election took place on 2 March 2020.[2] An agreement was ultimately reached on 20 April 2020, between Netanyahu and MK Benny Gantz on the formation of a national unity government. The Knesset, and with it the current government's legislative operations, was again dissolved on 23 December 2020, resulting in the 2021 election.[3][4] On 13 June 2021, in a 60–59 vote with 1 abstention, the Knesset voted to approve the thirty-sixth government of Israel led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, ending Netanyahu's 12-year second tenure as prime minister and sending Likud into the opposition.[5]
Background
First election – April 2019
After the April 2019 Israeli legislative election, the Blue and White faction leader Benny Gantz conceded, paving the way for incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of Likud, to begin talks with other parties to form a governing coalition.[6]
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On 15 and 16 April, leaders of all the parties who won seats in the Knesset met with President Reuven Rivlin to recommend a designated person to form a government. Netanyahu received recommendations from leaders representing 65 seats in the Knesset, whereas Gantz received recommendations from leaders representing only 45 seats in the Knesset. Leaders of the two Arab parties, representing 10 seats in the Knesset, declined to make any recommendation.[7]
Recommendations
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Recommended | Source | |
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| Likud | Benjamin Netanyahu | 35 | Netanyahu | [8] | |
| Blue & White | Benny Gantz | 35 | Gantz | [8] | |
| Shas | Aryeh Deri | 8 | Netanyahu | [8] | |
| UTJ | Yaakov Litzman | 8 | Netanyahu | [8] | |
| Hadash–Ta'al | Ayman Odeh | 6 | No-one | [8] | |
| Labor | Avi Gabbay | 6 | Gantz | [9] | |
| Yisrael Beiteinu | Avigdor Lieberman | 5 | Netanyahu | [9] | |
| Union of Right-Wing Parties | Rafi Peretz | 5 | Netanyahu | [9] | |
| Meretz | Tamar Zandberg | 4 | Gantz | [9] | |
| Kulanu | Moshe Kahlon | 4 | Netanyahu | [9] | |
| Ra'am–Balad | Mansour Abbas | 4 | No-one | [10] | |