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Israeli parliament to swear in new government

Israel Materials 18 March 2013 10:36 (UTC +04:00)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to present his new centre-right government to parliament Monday, dpa reported.
Israeli parliament to swear in new government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to present his new centre-right government to parliament Monday, dpa reported.

The coalition of Netanyahu's nationalist Likud-Beiteinu alliance, the pro-settler Jewish Home, the centrist Yesh Atid - which advocates socio-economic reforms - and another centrist party of former foreign minister Tzipi Livni, has a majority of 68 mandates in the 120-seat Knesset.

The swearing-in session was scheduled to start at 3 pm (1300 GMT).

It came two days before US President Barack Obama's first visit to Israel and the Palestinian areas since taking office.

The Likud-Beiteinu alliance won January 22 general elections, handing Netanyahu another term as premier, but it emerged weakened with a smaller number of seats.

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