After multiple elections resulting in failure to form a coalition government (with neither the left-wing nor the right-wing coalition parties having the necessary 61 votes to form one), in June 2021 a group of left-wing, right-wing, and centrist political parties—all united solely by their personal dislike of Netanyahu—formed a coalition government which forced Likud and its coalition partners out of power. Netanyahu also faces a party leadership challenge later in 2021; if Likud decides to elect a new party leader the coalition may fracture and either reform as a right-wing coalition, or force early elections (which are frequent in Israeli politics). | After multiple elections resulting in failure to form a coalition government (with neither the left-wing nor the right-wing coalition parties having the necessary 61 votes to form one), in June 2021 a group of left-wing, right-wing, and centrist political parties—all united solely by their personal dislike of Netanyahu—formed a coalition government which forced Likud and its coalition partners out of power. Netanyahu also faces a party leadership challenge later in 2021; if Likud decides to elect a new party leader the coalition may fracture and either reform as a right-wing coalition, or force early elections (which are frequent in Israeli politics). |