Israeli Government Dissolves, Triggers Snap Election

Israeli Government Dissolves, Triggers Snap Election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (not pictured), in Jerusalem, Israel, on Dec. 21, 2020. Ronen Zvulun/Pool/Reuters
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Israel is heading to its fourth election in two years after its Parliament failed to pass a new budget by the midnight deadline, the Israeli Knesset spokesman’s office confirmed early Dec. 23.

The failure to approve a budget by deadline is a technical reason for triggering an automatic dissolution of the country’s current government, as well as an automatic snap election, which is scheduled for March 23.

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