"We will clean up the right-wing government":
Likud and Shas reached an agreement tonight (between Wednesday and Thursday), according to which the chairman of Shas, Aryeh Deri, will serve as Minister of the Interior and Health for the first half of the government's term. In the second half of the government's term, he will serve as Minister of Finance instead of Minister The face and health.
On top of that, Shas will receive the Ministry of Religious Services and the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security. Two additional ministers on behalf of Shas will serve as minister in the Ministry of Education and minister in the Ministry of the Interior.
Also, Deri will serve as deputy prime minister throughout the entire term of office of the government.
Celebrations at the election headquarters of the Shas party // Photo: Yuri Yalon
Until the signing of the full coalition agreement, the additional powers related to the ministries under the responsibility of Shas.
"I thank my partners for forging the agreements," said Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, adding: "Tonight we completed another step on the way to establishing a right-wing government that will act for the benefit and well-being of all the citizens of the State of Israel."
The chairman of the Shas movement, Aryeh Deri, also welcomed the move: "I thank Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu's partners and the negotiation teams for reaching an agreement regarding the positions. This is a first step on the way to a comprehensive coalition agreement and we will establish a right-wing government."
will return to the Ministry of the Interior and then to the Ministry of Finance.
Deri, photo: Oren Nachshon
He also said: "The Shas movement as the social party in the Knesset stood by the commitment from the elections and will serve the public in the most social offices, in order to realize the social policy of the Shas movement for the citizens of Israel. Today the Shas negotiation team continued discussions with the Mo "M of the Likud on the ideological and value issues concerning education, Jewish identity, strengthening tradition and observing Shabbat in the public sphere"
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