Introduction to International Politics
Foreign Event Analysis
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What a New Coalition Means for Israel
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| Summary |
After winning the vote for Prime Minister by 431 votes, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni needs to put together a coalition within 45 days in order to lead the country. She has already begun to start talks for coalitions with party leaders she defeated and must obtain a coalition as soon as possible in order to begin to take charge of the Israeli government.
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| Analysis |
After narrowly winning the election for Prime Minister of Israel, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni must put together a coalition in order to lead the country. The new coalition has a chance of changing the current government, potentially benefiting many aspects of Israeli domestic and foreign influence. However, forming a coalition will be difficult as there are tensions between Livni and the head of the Labor party, Defense Minister Ehud Barak. The leader of Likud resents joining the Kadima Party (of which Livni is in) because the he feels the party lacks identity and support from the majority. Another party, the Sephardic, is not on Livni’s list to join because of differences in *large family based laws*. Most likely, Livni will attempt to create a coalition between Barak despite tensions. A coalition that supports the majority of Israelis could be benefitial in creating an interdependence of parties within the country and increasing support for the government.
Outside of the country, a new leadership could increase the possibility of coming to a resolution with Palestine. Livni has been at the head of peace talks, which will most likely continue if she becomes Prime Minister. If a substaintial agreement can be made between Israel and Palestine, tensions could be eased within the region, as the conflict between the two countries has been ongoing since the creation of Israel in ---. This could potentially open up trade between the two countries and be benefitial in making the Middle-Eastern region more peaceful and democratic in their reasoning and diplomacy.
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| Perspective |  | Liberal |
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| Submitted | September 19, 2008 at 11:17 am | |
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