Failure of fractious coalition government to pass budget triggers snap election and plunges country into more political chaos
Israel has tumbled into a fourth round of elections within the space of two years after efforts to keep a fractious coalition government intact failed.
Beset by infighting and distrust, the government was unable to pass a budget by a midnight deadline on Tuesday (10pm GMT), triggering a snap election next March and lurching the country back into a protracted political crisis.
Continue reading…Failure of fractious coalition government to pass budget triggers snap election and plunges country into more political chaosIsrael has tumbled into a fourth round of elections within the space of two years after efforts to keep a fractious coalition government intact failed.Beset by infighting and distrust, the government was unable to pass a budget by a midnight deadline on Tuesday (10pm GMT), triggering a snap election next March and lurching the country back into a protracted political crisis. Continue reading…