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May. 7, 2021 4:00 PM
Right-wing Yamina leader Naftali Bennett and centrist Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid held two meetings on Friday, in a bid to expedite talks on a unity government that could see Benjamin Netanyahu replaced as prime minister.
After Netanyahu missed his Tuesday deadline, the president tasked Lapid this week with forming a government, giving him 28 days to do so. Together with Bennett, he hopes to secure majority backing before that time elapses, but their main challenge is getting parties from across the political spectrum to agree to the same basic guidelines.