Israel's Supreme Court clears the way for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz to join together in a controversial power-sharing deal
After battling to three inconclusive elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival-turned-partner Benny Gantz announced their “emergency” government last month.
The unanimous decision, released just before midnight, ended a more than year-long political stalemate and prevented the country from plunging into a fourth consecutive election in just over a year. Netanyahu and his rival-turned-partner, Benny Gantz, said they expected their coalition to be sworn into office next week.
But critics and good-government groups said their deal was illegal and challenged it in the Supreme Court. In particular, they objected to the creation of a new position of “alternate prime minister, ” a post that will allow Netanyahu to remain in office throughout his corruption trial. “The legal conclusion we reached does not diminish the severity of the pending charges against MK Netanyahu for violations of moral integrity and the difficulty derived from the tenure of a prime minister accused of criminal activity,” it added.
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