TEL AVIV, 8 June, 2021 (TON): On Monday, Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin announced that a trust vote to approve the new government in Israel will be held by 14 June.

Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin said, "I am announcing that according to Law 13B from the Basic Law of government, member of Knesset Yair Lapid announced to the President of the state and to myself that he managed to form an alternative government.”

It was further added, “In accordance to the 13B said section, a Knesset session will take place for the purpose of forming a government within 7 days which means until the 14 of June 2021. An announcement of the Knesset session to establish the 36th government will be given to the member of the Knesset later."

Yamina Chief Naftali Bennett had requested that the vote should be held on Wednesday itself, Levin refrained from revealing a specific date.

While the 8-party opposition alliance has claimed a majority in the Knesset, it needs to win a vote of confidence to formally oust Benjamin Netanyahu.

In case they fail to do so, Israel will head to its 5th election in less than two years.