Yair Lapid officially became the 14th Prime Minister of Israel at the stroke of midnight between Thursday and Friday.
Lapid’s term could be the short one as he take over the caretaker government ahead of Israel’s election which was scheduled to take place on November 1, The Times of Israel reported.
“We’ll do the best we can for a Jewish, democratic state, good and strong and thriving, because that is the job, and it’s bigger than all of us,” Lapid said at a handover ceremony with the outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday afternoon.
The Prime Minister of Israel, Yair Lapid & President Isaac Herzog
On his first day in office, Lapid’s first agenda is to hold the meeting with Ronen Bar, the head of the Shin Bet security agency, at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Outgoing PM Bannett announced on Wednesday that he has no plans to participate in the next parliamentary elections.
“Naftali Bennett will remain as an alternate prime minister,” Sputnik quoted his office as saying.
This announcement comes as the Israeli Knesset is set to vote on a proposal to hold an early election.
