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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Israel coalition set to be sworn in

Israel's parliament is set to vote in a broad coalition government under Binyamin Netanyahu, the Likud leader.The Knesset met on Tuesday for the formal vote, which, if successful, will be followed by the swearing-in of the new cabinet.It will be the second stint as prime minister for Netanyahu who previously held the role 10 years ago. The right-leaning 69-member coalition in the 120-seat Knesset includes Likud, the ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu, ultra-Orthodox Shas, and a small religious party as well as the Labor party.Israel's 32nd cabinet is set to be one of its largest ever, with a new table having been ordered to accommodate the 30 cabinet ministers and up to seven deputy ministers.

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