The Israeli parliament approves the largest coalition of the country's history

The Israeli parliament approved on Wednesday by 71 votes in favor to 23 against the agreement of the Government of National Unity signed between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , and the opposition leader, Shaul Mofaz , Kadima training. The agreement prevents the advancement of the presidential elections, scheduled for September. This agreement puts Netanyahu at the head of one of the largest coalitions of government in the history of Israel (which has 94 seats out of 120) and seventh unity government since statehood in 1948. In the vote, of the 26 MPs in the opposition, which after the agreement has been completely reduced and neutralized, 23 voted against and the rest have ausentado. Tambien have left the debating chamber two members of Kadima: Shlomo Mula and Magali Wahabe , because he disagreed with the decision of its leader Under the agreement, Shaul Mofaz, becomes deputy prime minister and minister without portfolio and sit on the forum of key ministers and the security cabinet, which currently has 15 members. Under the agreement, the Kadima will have important positions in government , including the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Economic Affairs.

The early elections

The agreement also involves the suspension of the presidential elections to advance the Israeli prime minister himself announced at a convention with his party in early April. Thus, Netanayahu may terminate its mandate and will have to wait a year and a half to hold the next presidential elections. Meanwhile, Mofaz, the defense minister and opposition leader shorter history of the country after taking over the leadership of Kadima and a half months ago, prevents loss of weight in the political arena to the polls predicted he and his party in a case early elections. The agreement between Netanyahu and Mofaz also contemplates the relaunch of the peace process with the Palestinians , a guarantee to vote for the national budget for next year and a new text to replace the controversial "Such a law" which exempts military service for Orthodox religious Jews and against which the Supreme Court has ruled.

Netanyahu's political juggling

Netanyahu has made ​​the Kadima party founded by Ariel Sharon after leaving the Likud and, ultimately, an offshoot of the more moderate wing of it, return to the fold of his former fellow soldiers , on the trip multiplying its parliamentary support. Boasting of their ability to juggle political and using the main weakness of the opposition , to which all the polls predicted a resounding crash in the next elections, the prime minister has managed to form a coalition that ranges from extreme right to the center political. Now, this government is composed of representatives of the nationalist parties Likud, Israel and the Jewish Covenant Beteinu-NRP, the center-right Atzmaut (Independence) and Kadima, and Shas and the ultra-Orthodox Judaism Kingdom of the Bible. Netanyahu had decided a week ago early elections next September at the risk of fracture who presented with its main coalition partner, the ultra-Orthodox Sephardic party "Shas" and the ultra-nationalist "Israel Beitenu" Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The agreement will form the government that the two forces most votes in Israel is unique also become head of the opposition to the Labour Party leader, Shely Yajimovich, with only 8 members.