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The decision brought down the coalition government and installed Yair Lapid, a centrist, as interim prime minister. Exhausted and exasperated Israelis will be asked to vote again in November.
Israeli lawmakers on Thursday unanimously voted to dissolve the parliament, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's coalition government lost its majority in the parliament, triggering an unprecedented fifth election in less than four years.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Israeli lawmakers on Thursday unanimously voted to dissolve the parliament, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's coalition government lost its majority in the parliament, triggering an unprecedented fifth election in less than four years. World News | Israeli Parliament Dissolves, Yair Lapid to Become PM.
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Should Benjamin Netanyahu return as prime minister, analysts say Israel would get a government alliance that would be among its most right-wing in history.