Netanyahu announces the formation of an Israeli government.
The opposition says it will be the most extremist government in history.
247 - Just hours before the deadline, Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday (21) that he had managed to reach an agreement to form a new government in Israel.
Israelis voted in their fifth election in three years on November 1st, giving victory to the Likud-led bloc, which won 64 of the 120 available seats in Parliament. In addition to Netanyahu's party, the government will include ultra-Orthodox allies and those from Religious Zionism.
The far-right Otzma Yehudit party, led by Itamar Ben Gvir, which came in third place in the election, will also participate in the government.
With this coalition, considered the most right-wing in Israel's history, Netanyahu will return to power after losing the prime ministership in 2021 when an alliance ranging from the right to the center managed to form a government.
Netanyahu is facing several lawsuits for corruption and abuse of power. He was Prime Minister of Israel between 2009 and 2021.
The new inauguration will take place on January 2nd.
Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid, from the party that came in second in the election and will now be in opposition, criticized Netanyahu's strategy of placing Otzma Yehudit within the government. According to Lapid, this will be "the most extremist government in Israel's history."
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