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Israel heads to new elections: media

STORY: Israel heads to new elections: media DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid delivering speeches 2. various of the Cabinet meeting (file) (courtesy of GPO) 3. various of Knesset building STORYLINE: Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid decided on Monday to disband their coalition and call for new elections, after months of efforts to stabilize their shaky coalition government, local media reported. According to Israel's state-owned Kan TV news, the two agreed to bring to the parliament a bill next Monday to dissolve the parliament, and the next elections are expected to take place in October. Bennett's coalition was inaugurated in June 2021, after a string of inconclusive elections. It is made up of eight parties with diverse ideologies, including pro-settler nationalists and dovish parties, united only with the go

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