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| Israel to hold fresh election as Netanyahu fails to form coalition | Israel to hold fresh election as Netanyahu fails to form coalition |
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| Israeli lawmakers have voted to dissolve parliament after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government. | Israeli lawmakers have voted to dissolve parliament after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government. |
| The decision triggers a fresh election, to be held on 17 September. | |
| Mr Netanyahu was unable to reach a deal for a fresh right-wing coalition following last month's election. | Mr Netanyahu was unable to reach a deal for a fresh right-wing coalition following last month's election. |
| At the heart of the impasse was a military conscription bill governing exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students. | At the heart of the impasse was a military conscription bill governing exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students. |
| It is the first time in Israel's history that a prime minister-designate has failed to form a coalition. | |
| Parliament voted 74-45 in favour of dissolving itself after Mr Netanyahu missed a midnight local time (21:00 GMT) deadline on Wednesday. | |
| Mr Netanyahu appeared set for a fifth term after his Likud Party won 35 of the Knesset's 120 seats in April's election, but he could not reach a deal with former Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, whose support became vital. | |
| Mr Lieberman, from the nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, had conditioned allying with ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties on changes to their military draft exemptions. | |
| Speaking to reporters after the vote, Mr Netanyahu said: "We'll run a sharp, clear election campaign which will bring us victory. We'll win, we'll win and the public will win." |