Netanyahu Coalition to Dissolve, Elections Called for April
- Speculation of early vote has been swirling for months
- Shares lose ground on news of government’s dissolution
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Israel’s government did the expected by falling apart.
Coalition faction leaders voted unanimously Monday to dissolve parliament and call early elections for April 9. Elections originally were scheduled for November 2019, but no Israeli coalition in the past 30 years has served out its term. Speculation has been rife for months that the current government would fall, too, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces multiple corruption allegations.