Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu took a first step in forming a new government on Tuesday, announcing a coalition deal with former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and naming her to handle efforts to renew stalled diplomacy with the Palestinians.

Netanyahu's choice of Livni, a moderate voice for a government led by his right-wing Likud party, domes ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit next month in a bid to speed up the resumption of peace talks deadlocked since 2010.

In televised remarks, Netanyahu said the union with Livni, a longtime rival, was intended to provide his emerging government with a "wide and stable government that unites the people."

The coalition union with Livni's six-member faction will likely ratchet up pressure on Israel's other fractious centrist and religious parties to come on board Netanyahu's emerging new government as well.

After winning a January 22 election, though short of a majority in parliament, Netanyahu has another month to secure enough coalition partners to control at least half of the legislature's 120 seats so that he can govern.

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ndak ada musuh abadi dalam politik.
priode yg lalu livni ini gencar bgt mngkritik bibi