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COLOMBO: Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his 12-year hold on power in Israel after the country’s parliament voted in a new coalition government.
Naftali Bennet creates history as the new PM as a Leader of a Party with only 6 seats. 64 members of Knesset has just voted Sunday,June,13 for new government though only 61 was expected.
Right-wing nationalist Bennett, of the Yamina party, will be sworn in as the new prime minister.
The most diverse coalition so far in the Israeli history sees the end of Netanyahu era, fondly called Bibi. The ruling coalition also successfully replaced their own speaker dethroning, sitting Speaker, a Netanyahu ally.
Bennett will hold office until September 2023 as part of a power-sharing deal.
He will hand then over to Yair Lapid, leader of the Centrist Yesh Atid, for a further two years.
