Israel will hold its fourth election in two years in March after the country's uneasy coalition collapsed on Tuesday night. The coalition led by Netanyahu and his former election rival, Defence Minister Benny Gantz, had been inching towards collapse for weeks, undermined by mutual acrimony and mistrust. Israel will hold a snap election in March after parliament failed on Tuesday to meet a deadline to pass a budget, triggering a ballot presenting new challenges for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right). Regardless of who wins the upcoming election, Israel is expected to remain in the hands of a centre-right politician. In the previous three elections, Netanyahu was unable to put together a majority coalition with his traditional religious and nationalist allies.

Source: Daily Mail December 23, 2020 09:50 UTC