Benjamin Netanyahu Ousted Out of Office

Benjamin Netanyahu Ousted Out of Office

By Odey Kingsley Lukata

The great Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has been ousted out of office as the Prime Minister after Israeli parliament voted in a new coalition government. Right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennett has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister, leading a "government of change".

Bennett will lead an unprecedented coalition of parties which was approved with a razor-thin majority of 60-59. Mr. Bennett will be prime minister until September 2023 as part of a power-sharing deal before handing over power to Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid, for a further two years.

Mr. Netanyahu - Israel's longest-serving leader who has dominated its political landscape for years - will remain head of the right-wing Likud party and become leader of the opposition.