Netanyahu’s coalition weakens

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has only hours left to announce he has formed a coalition government, but after a decisive election night victory, his coalition looks fragile.

In the final hours of negotiations, his coalition has shrunk from a strong 67 seats to a weak 61 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, following the announcement that one of his right-wing coalition partners would move to the opposition.

MK Avigdor Liberman, leader of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party, announced he would withdraw from the coalition and resign his post as Foreign Minister, significantly weakening Netanyahu’s projected government and reducing the chances that it will last the full four-year term.

Source:CNN