On video: Netanyahu received the mandate to form the government from the president, the coalition negotiations continue (L.A.M.)
Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu met tonight (Monday) with the chairman of religious Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich, along with the negotiation teams from both sides, as part of the efforts to form a government. At the end of the meeting, which lasted about three hours, the Likud announced that "the meeting took place in a good atmosphere And progress has been made on all the issues." It was also reported that the parties will meet again during the day "with the goal of establishing a right-wing government as soon as possible."
Netanyahu met yesterday with all the faction leaders in the coalition in an effort to move forward in the talks to form a government. Following the positions agreement with Otzma Yehudit that was signed on Friday, yesterday was signed Agreement also with MK Avi Maoz from the Noam party.
The agreements with Shas are also close to being signed, and the talks with Torah Judaism will continue today.
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"Progress has been made."
Netanyahu and Smotrich (photo: official website, Likud spokesperson)
Likud aims to have all the parties sign agreements within the next day, but Netanyahu does not plan to inform President Yitzhak Herzog yet that he has managed to form a government.
This is due to the demands of his partners for legislation that would precede the swearing in of the government, primarily the demand of Shas chairman Aryeh Deri, the designated Minister of the Interior and Health, to enact a law that would allow him to be appointed as a minister, despite being convicted of tax offenses last year.
In order to advance the law that will allow Deri to be appointed as a minister even before the inauguration, the future coalition should first replace the Knesset Speaker, Miki Levy, with a person on its behalf, so that there are no delays in legislation in the Knesset.
Last night, an agreement was signed between the Noam faction and the Likud, in which it was decided to The establishment of a national-Jewish identity authority - it will be headed by the head of the Noam party, Avi Maoz, who will also serve as deputy minister in the prime minister's office. Maoz will also be responsible for the organization "Nativ" and other units.
Maoz's appointment as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office is intended to allow the coalition to have a "quiet head" regarding private legislation that will be promoted in the Knesset.
Likud feared that MK Maoz, who takes a harsh line against the gay community and represents an extreme position on religion and state issues, would challenge the coalition with bills and preferred to appoint him as a deputy minister. Thus, he would not be able to promote bills in committees or in the plenary.
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