 "Netanyahu to submit Israel govt list on Thursday: Parliament")
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to submit his new government list to parliament on Thursday for a vote of confidence, a parliamentary spokesman said.
The spokesman said Netanyahu, at a session opening at 7 p.m (1600 GMT), would deliver his government programme and the presentation would be followed by a vote and the swearing in of ministers.
The prime minister's fledgling coalition passed its first test in a deeply divided parliament today with the approval of a bill effectively enlarging the cabinet.
Highlighting the coalition's razor-thin majority in the 120-seat parliament, the Knesset, the bill was approved by 61 votes to 59.
Netanyahu was now expected to work through today night allocating portfolios and chairmanships of parliamentary committees to Likud MPs.
Cabinet posts for the four partner parties joining the government led by his rightwing Likud party have already been designated in the respective coalition agreements with them.
Netanyahu's alliance was built over weeks of intensive negotiations following a March general election, at the cost of major concessions to coalition partners and resentment within Likud.
The amendment passed today aimed to let him give more portfolios to senior members of Likud.
The spokesman said Netanyahu, at a session opening at 7 p.m (1600 GMT), would deliver his government programme and the presentation would be followed by a vote and the swearing in of ministers.
The prime minister's fledgling coalition passed its first test in a deeply divided parliament today with the approval of a bill effectively enlarging the cabinet.
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The amendment was a crucial for the formation of a new government, with Netanyahu seeking to please as many lawmakers as possible in order to win the confidence vote.
Highlighting the coalition's razor-thin majority in the 120-seat parliament, the Knesset, the bill was approved by 61 votes to 59.
Netanyahu was now expected to work through today night allocating portfolios and chairmanships of parliamentary committees to Likud MPs.
Cabinet posts for the four partner parties joining the government led by his rightwing Likud party have already been designated in the respective coalition agreements with them.
Netanyahu's alliance was built over weeks of intensive negotiations following a March general election, at the cost of major concessions to coalition partners and resentment within Likud.
The amendment passed today aimed to let him give more portfolios to senior members of Likud.