Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year run as Israel's prime minister ended on Sunday with parliament approving a new "government of change" led by nationalist Naftali Bennett.
Bennett said renewing the 2015 Iran nuclear deal would be a mistake and reiterated that Iran should not be allowed to become a nuclear power.
In a day-long raucous session at the Knesset Bennett’s coalition won the right to form a government by a narrow vote. The long-time former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Bennet is not capable of standing firm against US pressure on Iran nuclear talks.
Heading into opposition, Netanyahu, 71, the most dominant Israeli politician of his generation, pledged he would soon return to power.
A former defense minister and a high-tech millionaire, Bennett, 49, was due to be sworn in shortly after the vote.
With little in common except for a desire to end the Netanyahu era and political impasse that led to four inconclusive elections in two years, the coalition of left-wing, centrist, right-wing and Arab parties is likely to be fragile.
The new government, formed after an inconclusive March 23 election, plans largely to avoid sweeping moves on hot-button international issues such as policy toward the Palestinians, and to focus on domestic reforms.
Palestinians were unmoved by the change of administration, predicting that Bennett would pursue the same right-wing agenda as Netanyahu.
Under a coalition deal, Bennett will be replaced as prime minister by centrist Yair Lapid, 57, in 2023.
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